World shares rise on surprisingly strong Chinese exports
European stocks are up but Asia has a choppy sessions as the markets wait for the latest US jobs data
07 May 2020 - 11:48
London/Sydney — World shares climbed on Thursday after Chinese exports proved far stronger than even bulls had imagined, while bond investors were still daunted by the staggering amount of US debt set to be sold and a tussle over the European Central Bank (ECB) bond-buying.
Beijing reported exports rose 3.5% in April compared to a year earlier, completely confounding expectations of a 15.1% fall and outweighing a 14.2% drop in imports...
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