Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday briefing:

— US equity markets hit new highs, with the S&P 500 surpassing 2500.
— Oil prices had the biggest weekly gain since July on rising demand.
— US inflation rose to 1.9% in August, closing in to the Fed’s 2% target after 5 months of misses.
— Asian markets shrugged off another North Korean missile launch over Japan.
— The British pound rallied to a post-Brexit high, on speculation about interest rate increase.

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