* Data from China lacks expectations * Travel shares plummet on UK quarantine movement * Treasury revenue remains high after 30-year auction * Graph: World FX Rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E By Tom Arnold and Stanley White LONDON / TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Global equities dipped on Friday after loud …
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