Stocks drift, dollar firms as growth fears stifle sentiment

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LONDON, Aug 16 — European stocks crept sluggishly higher today as investors sought safety in defensive names, while risk aversion likewise lifted the safe haven dollar following...

LONDON, Aug 16 — European stocks crept sluggishly higher today as investors sought safety in defensive names, while risk aversion likewise lifted the safe haven dollar following weak Chinese and US economic data that stoked fears of a global recession.

But S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures dipped, indicating a likely weaker direction for US markets when they open later. Also, US single-family homebuilders’ confidence and New York state factory activity fell in August to their lowest since near the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a further sign the world’s largest economy is softening as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates.

Germany’s 10-year yield, the benchmark for the euro zone, was up 3 basis points to 0.932 per cent, holding below a two-week high of 1.025 per cent touched last Friday.Investors’ latest move to the safety of the dollar came after the raft of weak global economic indicators.

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