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The DAX presents clear losses midweek in light of the escalating conflict in the Middle East, following US President Donald Trump's renewed threats of airstrikes against infrastructure in Iran. Additionally, weak economic data from China pressures sentiment, as the economic growth in the Middle Kingdom fell short of expectations at +4.3% in the second quarter. After a weak start to trading, the DAX had to widen its losses and is currently down -0.60% just below the 25,000-point mark. At the beginning of trading, heavyweights from the chip and...
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