All the day’s economic and financial news, including new UK industrial production and trade figuresDow follows other global markets lowerGold at two-month high, Korean won at one-month lowLatest: Markets fall as investors worry about North KoreaEIU: Trump’s rhetoric makes war more likelyUK trade data misses forecastsWeak pound isn’t helping Britain’s economyNorth Korea details Guam strike plan and calls Trump ‘bereft of reason’ 2.59pm BST Opec has forecast higher demand for crude in 2018, and said a rise in the oil price suggested its moves to curb the glut of supply could be having an effect.In its monthly report, the oil producers organisation said demand next year would reach 32.42m barrels a day, up 220,000 from its previous prediction. 2.38pm BST US markets have opened lower, with investors nervy amid the rhetoric from the US and North Korea.The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 79 points or 0.36% in early trading, pushing it back below the 22,000 level, while the S&P 500 opened down 0.43% and the Nasdaq Composite 0.65% lower. Continue reading…
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