OVERVIEW
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US equity markets open lower as investors react to Sunday’s North Korean bomb test.
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Markets still nervous as the focus remains on NK and concerns of another missile launch.
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Risk aversion causes US 10-year government costs down to their lows for the year.
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US Dollar is weaker after Fed Governor, Lael Brainard, signals preference for a slower pace of US rate hikes.
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UK service sector grew at its weakest pace in almost a year in August.