Market Comment | Sharp drop in core yields as investors flee risk assets

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Markets have started 2019 on the wrong foot, as doubts about China’s economy added to the already deteriorated environment in which the market ended 2018. The release of worse-than-expected confidence indices for China extended the risk-off mood in markets as it increased the odds of a potential global slowdown, triggering demand for safe-haven assets across the board.

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