London — The dollar steadied but stock markets stayed spooked on Monday after news the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was investigating fresh e-mails linked to US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private computer server. The weakest German retail sales in two years, a fall in oil prices and one of the toughest month in years for bond markets all made for a shaky start in Europe where the Stoxx 600 index dropped 0.4%. A lacklustre day in Asia meant MSCI’s 47-country All World was flat and, at 1.7% lower, on course for its first monthly fall since June and its worst since a global shakedown in January. The dollar recovered, however, rising against the yen, euro and sterling on the day and heading for its best month — up 3.2% — against the world’s top currencies in just under a year. "The Clinton story of course has had an impact," said Richard Benson, co-head of portfolio management at currency fund Millennium Global in London. "The polls are now roughly 50-50, but the ...
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