World stocks were knocked off 22-month highs on Wednesday as a renewed flare-up in Sino-US tensions and the creeping return of US recession fears fuelled a bid for bonds and other "safe" assets such as gold.

Flare-up of Sino-US tensions over Hong Kong knocks world shares off 22-month high

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Flare-up of Sino-US tensions over Hong Kong knocks world shares off 22-month high