JSE takes lead from firmer Asian markets
Risk assets have benefited from a recent partial trade deal between the US and China, although full details have yet to be released
17 December 2019 - 13:41
The JSE started the week higher on Tuesday, amid some optimism after a partial US-China trade deal was confirmed at the weekend, ensuring that new tariffs that had been due on Sunday were not implemented.
This has been welcomed positively by investors as the uncertainty over the tariffs that had been weighing on them seems to have been partially resolved. Key details, such as the rollback of existing tariffs, remain in question...
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