
Stocks fall as investors remain cautious ahead of US inflation data.
LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Theresa May, has resigned from On Tuesday, stocks fell and the dollar remained near recent highs as investors awaited U.S. inflation data due a day later, which will likely provide clues to any further aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes.
The stakes are high for the July U.S. consumer price report on Wednesday, following an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report last week, which raised expectations of a sharp interest rate increase to combat soaring inflation.
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The broader Euro STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) fell 0.6% after posting its best day in nearly two weeks on Monday, while German stocks (.GDAXI) fell 0.7%. Miners (.SXPP) and automobiles (.SXAP), which were among the top gainers a day earlier,
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