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Gold cracks $1,300 on ‘safe haven’ buying
Currency-of-last-resort gold saw its spot value surge past the $1,300 barrier earlier in the day
Barcelona attack and Trump anxiety hit shares
Trading across Asia weakened overnight following the Barcelona terror assault.
UK retail sales pick up in July
The Office of National Statistics claims July retail sales picked up 0.3% compared with June.
Fed policymakers fret on US inflation
The dollar weakened overnight as US Federal Reserve minutes, released last night, detailed ongoing inflation nervousness
Sterling slips on dollar strength
The pound dipped under $1.29 earlier to $1.2864 (3.55pm) while the euro was down to $1.1714.
IMF warns on China’s “dangerous trajectory”
China’s credit growth is perilously overheated the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned
Pound falls as UK price inflation loses pace
Sterling fell sharply earlier, down -0.83% to $1.2856 in part-response to July’s headline UK consumer price inflation figure of 2.6%.
UK price inflation expected to surge
Much scrutiny will be directed at July’s Consumer Prices Inflation data this morning (9.30am).
Markets rise on calls for US-Korean calm
Some recovery for stocks from the Korean nuclear tension thanks in part to sensible words from China’s Xi Jinping to Mr Trum
US consumer price inflation underwhelms
US stocks sank after opening however the Dow steadied during trading with some weak-ish gains
Kahneman & Tversky: the beginning of trading psychology
The fiery relationship between Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky sparked the development of trading psychology
Asian sell-off continues overnight
Asian stocks continued to slide during the night with the South Korean Kospi down -1.92% at 2,314.52.
Flight-to-safety pressure eases – for the moment
The US dollar crept higher against the euro, pound and Swiss franc today despite the North Korean missile stand-off.
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Asian markets weaken on peninsular tensions
The North Korean goading continues with the Pyongyang regime supplying plans to rain missiles into the waters close to US territory Guam
Stocks lurch on North Korean-US missile tensions
More North Korean warmongering and a lack of presidential Twitter restraint both helped global stocks turn south today:
Ex chancellor: 'Alarm bells' for UK economy
Marking 10 years since the beginning of the global financial crisis ex UK chancellor Lord Darling says regulators must be “very” vigilant about the economy
Pound slips below $1.30
Sterling was shoved below the psychologically important $1.30 water line today, down -0.54%.
Dow Jones hits new record high
The Dow Jones last night notched up its straight ninth record close, hitting 22,118.42 points.