World stocks rise on vaccine hopes and EM currencies’ charge
A struggling dollar kept the hot streaks for the euro as the yen nudged higher ahead of Yoshihide Suga taking over the reins in Japan
15 September 2020 - 12:46
London — World stocks rose on Tuesday on the back of upbeat Chinese data and optimism about coronavirus vaccines, as a struggling dollar kept the hot streaks for the euro and some of the biggest emerging-market currencies sizzling.
The euro’s fifth day of gains made for a slow start in continental Europe but a solid 0.8% rise on London’s international and commodity-heavy FTSE maintained the overnight momentum from Asia and Wall Street...
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