Stock markets around the world faltered yesterday amid nervousness that a spat between the US and China could escalate into a full-scale trade war. In London, the FTSE 100 dipped below 5,000 in early trading, Japan's Nikkei lost more than 2 per cent, and both the Dow Jones and Hong Kong's Hang Seng also fell, although the Dow Jones finished up. Oil futures also fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange, despite the...
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