Early Headlines: Asia Stocks, Dollar, Oil, Gold And Yields All Down, 'Send Her Back', Trump Campaign Strategy, Weak Rail Data, Plus More, 24 Articles Total, And 5 Graphics

Early Bird Headlines 18 July 2019

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â€‹Global

Japanese stocks lead decline in Asia amid renewed threat to trade (CNBC) Stocks in Japan were the biggest losers among major markets in the region on Thursday, with the other Asian bourses following suit, amid a renewed threat to trade. The U.S. dollar index was lower at 97.119 after seeing an earlier high of 97.210. Brent crude futures was just below the flatline at $63.65 per barrel, while U.S. crude futures fell 0.12% to $56.71 per barrel. Spot gold was down 0.3% at $1,422.40 per ounce, as of 0546 GMT, after hitting its highest since July 3 at $1,428.40. U.S. government debt prices were higher on Thursday morning, amid fresh concerns over trade talks between the U.S. and China, as yields fell across the board.

U.S.

Trump blasts minority Democrats, rally crowd chants ‘send her back’ (The Hill) See also ‘Send her back!’ chant shows Trump’s ugly plan to get reelected (CNN). President Trump used a campaign rally in North Carolina on Wednesday to stoke his supporters’ anger over a group of four minority, progressive Democratic congresswomen, drawing boos and chants of “send her back” when he ramped up his attacks.

The scene laid bare Trump’s effort to use the group to frame Democrats as extreme ahead of the 2020 election but also fueled the notion that he is seeking to exploit the nation’s racial divisions for political gain.