London, Oct 22, 2025 (AFP) - Gold, stocks drop on economic jitters

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2025-10-22
Gold prices sank further Wednesday and major stock markets mostly dropped on fresh economic jitters caused by China-US trade uncertainty and some weak company earnings. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was a rare climber as the pound dropped on better-than-expected UK inflation data that signalled another potential interest-rate cut from the Bank of England this year. But after Chinese stock indices ended lower, major eurozone equity markets wer......
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