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London’s blue-chip index is falling this morning as investors digest the shifting pressures on global markets.
Asian stock markets mostly dropped on Monday following continued jitters over AI funding needs. A fall in oil prices also offered some reprieved to the bond markets, helping to limit some losses in Asia.
Oil dropped after Donald Trump waived some sanctions on Russia, though Brent crude remained stubbornly high over $108 per barrel after a hefty weekly gain last week.
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