European stocks slip and dollar firms as markets await Fed chair’s address
27 August 2020 - 10:54
London — European shares opened lower on Thursday and the dollar was slightly higher, as investors focused on the US Federal Reserve chair’s speech at the virtual Jackson Hole conference later in the session.
Wall Street hit new record highs on Wednesday and the MSCI world share index also rose to its highest ever, with the endless supply of cheap cash from central banks pushing up big-cap tech companies...
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