Market Comment | US not in a hurry to reach a trade deal with China

Investors were risk-averse as US trade frictions with the rest of the world keep mounting.

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• Key points:
• Sovereign bond yields dropped amid rising trade tensions.
• Market expectations of further rate cuts by the Fed increased.
• Safe-haven assets strengthened.
• US stock markets dropped, while the VIX index rose.

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