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Europe close: Shares down as oil price worries, data outweigh bond rally

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Thursday 20 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares closed broadly lower on Thursday as a rise in oil and German producer prices overshadowed the overnight rally in US and Asian markets driven by the US Treasury's decision to double its debt purchase programme to stop rising yields driven by inflationary fears and concerns over...

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