Stock Market News (US Open) – Havens come down as geopolitical noise tempers and pushes world equities higher
Posted on August 14, 2017 at 2:12 pm GMTMost major equity indices across the globe rose higher today as the noise surrounding the current US-North Korea geopolitical tensions tempered. While the risk of a war between the two nations still exists, market participants believe that risk is not imminent. Equities in Europe followed Asian indices higher while US stocks also rose strongly after the market opened. At the same time, gold prices and the yen fell. Heightened war of words that arose last week between the presidents of [..]