London — Investors dumped shares on Thursday after a bigger-than-expected rise in US inflation spooked Wall Street and sent bond yields surging, with European stocks mirroring losses in Asia.
The Euro Stoxx 600 fell 1.5%, with indexes in Germany and Britain both slumping 1.9% as investors worried the US Federal Reserve might move early on tightening its ultra-loose monetary policy...
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