FTSE slides 3% on worst day in 18 months as gold tumbles

Anna Fedorova
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The FTSE 100 has slumped 3%, gold has dropped 5% and gilt yields have spiked to their highest level in over a year as the prospect of an end to US QE rattles markets.

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