New York — Global equity prices slipped and investors flocked to safe-haven assets on Tuesday after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan, fueling fresh tension between Washington and Pyongyang. The dollar fell to its lowest in more than two and a half years against a basket of major currencies, benchmark 10-year Treasury yields fell and gold hit a more-than-nine-month peak. North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea on Tuesday, prompting a warning from US President Donald Trump that "all options are on the table" as the US considers its response. MSCI’s world index, which tracks shares in 46 countries, fell to a one-week low as a dip in risk appetite dominated Asian and European stock markets. US stocks pared losses after opening sharply lower. "This is a long-term diplomatic issue that will be with us for a while," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities. "But our interpretation of the present danger ...
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