Global shares down as surge in Covid-19 cases scares investors
The EU is prepared to bar US travellers because of the surge of cases in the country, as European stocks fall but Asian stocks are up
24 June 2020 - 11:47
London — Gold prices surged to their highest in nearly eight years on Wednesday, while global shares cooled as signs of an acceleration in coronavirus cases kept investors on edge.
Fueling concerns about sustained weakness in the pace of the economic recovery was data showing several US states seeing record infections and the death toll in Latin America passing 100,000, according to a Reuters tally...
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