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WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their lead from weaker Asian bourses earlier today, major European equity markets opened lower in early trade on Friday pressured by a string of mixed US corporate earnings results, concerns over global growth on the back of lingering trade frictions between the US and China, the likelihood of a more aggressive than currently expected Fed rating tightening ahead and Italian budget woes. Favored by their safe-haven appeal, core...