World stocks buoyed by central banks and good earnings season
Prospects of ECB and US Fed easing supports global equities; Europe climbs as its car sector has its best day since April 1
23 July 2019 - 15:44
London — A wave of central bank easing and positive noise from the earnings season buoyed world stocks on Tuesday, while the pound fell before the expected confirmation of hard-Brexit advocate Boris Johnson as the country’s prime minister.
Corporate results from oil bellwether Halliburton, Swiss bank UBS and Apple supplier AMS all helped Europe’s Stoxx 600 benchmark add 0.5% to Monday’s gains...
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