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US TSYS: Traders eyed the weekend geopolitical risk, and the still uncertain
US-N.Korea situation. An Associated Press story asked, "Amid Trump ambiguity on
N.Korea, is US practicing for war?" It also asked if "ominous rhetoric from
Pres. Donald Trump and repeated flights by US strategic bombers over the Korean
Peninsula mean Washington is readying for what many feel is unthinkable: a
military conflict with a nuclear-armed N.Korea that would put millions at risk?"
- AP said Trump's remarks about the "calm before the storm" referred to N.Korea;
he had made the remarks earlier in the week when taking photos with his miliary
staff. Trump said "we're totally prepared for numerous things", either
negotiations or "something other than negotiation," as cited by AP.

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