Global markets struggle on recession worries
This is despite a more than 1% rally for Chinese stocks after the yuan avoided further drama
12 August 2019 - 12:34
London — Yen and bond bulls charged on Monday while stocks struggled again, amid ongoing worries that a prolonged US-China trade war and damaging Brexit could tip top economies into recession.
Early gains for Europe's main bourses had quickly disappeared and Wall Street futures were already in the red after Asia-Pacific had also finished lower overnight...
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