Equities retreated sharply in today’s session, with main indexes around the world plunging between 2%-3%. Today, weaker than expected data from China and a downgrade in the growth outlook by the Bank of England for the UK added yesterday’s gloomy Fed’s assessment of the US economy. That increased concerns of a global slowdown, causing a big flight to safety, helping the US Dollar and Japanese Yen.

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