World shares on a high in anticipation of US-China trade deal
The MSCI world index touches its highest since January 2018 and the euro Stoxx 600 hits its highest since July 2015
19 November 2019 - 12:17
London — World shares touched their highest in nearly two years on Tuesday as investors maintained bets that the US and China can reach a deal to end their damaging trade war.
The world’s two largest economies are in talks on an initial deal to end an 18-month trade dispute that has damaged supply chains and upset global markets, with Washington due to impose a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods from December 15...
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