Bonds ‘on fire’ as investors flee to safe havens
Global equities keep sinking as June kicks off to a rocky start against a background of worsening Sino-US trade relations
03 June 2019 - 13:06
London — Investors sought the safety of government bonds, the yen, the Swiss franc and gold on Monday, as rising trade tensions dented stocks again and pushed oil close to bear-market territory.
After a torrid May that wiped $3-trillion off global equities, the worsening trade and broader economic backdrop made for a jarring start to June...
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