Coronavirus-battered markets jump after US $2-trillion stimulus
Europe’s main markets in London, Frankfurt and Paris all opened 4%-5% higher after the Nikkei in Tokyo had risen almost 7%
25 March 2020 - 13:43
London — A rebound in world stocks reached a lofty 11% on Wednesday and commodities made gains too, as coronavirus-battered markets leapt on news of a $2-trillion US fiscal stimulus package.
Hopes the economic devastation of the global outbreak could be alleviated gave world equity indexes their first back-to-back gains in a month as volatility gauges eased away from full-blown crisis levels...
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