World shares climb on US-China trade deal optimism
A year-end rally seems to be building across all markets with hopes of a global economic rebound
05 November 2019 - 12:54
London — World shares climbed back towards record highs on Tuesday, as hopes that Washington may roll back some of the tariffs it has imposed on Chinese imports rekindled optimism on the global economic outlook.
A year-end rally looks to be building. Wall Street is on course for its best year since 2013, with gains of more than 20%, and MSCI’s all-country index is just 1.5% shy of its record peak after advancing for a ninth day in 10...
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