World shares hold steady as the dollar is down for a third day
Disappointing economic reports from around the world showed the global economy is suffering from the protracted US-China trade war
12 July 2019 - 11:34
London — World shares came within a whisker of posting their first weekly loss since May on Friday and the dollar was down for a third day running, as even a stronger-than-expected US inflation print failed to shake bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
European shares ticked higher in early trade after a run of modest falls this week and as investors also digested an end of week blizzard of Chinese data from Asia...
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