Global stocks flirt with record highs
Equities on track to end August with five consecutive months of gains, as investors bet on central banks being generous with stimulus
31 August 2020 - 11:55
London — World stocks hovered near record highs on Monday and were set to end August with five consecutive months of gains, as investors bet on central banks keeping up the policy punchbowl for years to come.
An upbeat reading on China’s service sector added to the positive mood, with MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan touching its highest since March 2018...
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