In gold, he said, the scrap is dominated by jewelry and is price sensitive, which means there is an immediate reaction when prices move up.

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Around 10 million people are estimated to have asthma in the UK, meaning around two million could be sensitive to aspirin and be at risk of suffering a potentially life-threatening reaction to aspirin.

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The renminbi rose in reaction to the news, of course, as did the trade-sensitive Aussie dollar.

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