World stocks keep rising and bond prices fall as investors ditch safety bets
Higher-risk assets such as equities and emerging markets rise at the expense of gold and bonds as political risk appears to ease in UK, Italy and Hong Kong
11 September 2019 - 12:04
London — World stocks rose for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday and bond prices fell as investors continued to unwind safety bets, encouraged by hopes of a resolution to the Sino-US trade standoff and signs Europe may be preparing to ease budget spending rules.
Higher-risk assets such as equities and emerging markets rose almost across the board at the expense of safe-haven plays such as gold and bonds, as political risk appeared to ease in Britain, Italy and Hong Kong...
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