Global markets thrive as hopes for a Biden win in US poll grow
The possibility that the Democratic party will win both the Senate and the White House in the vote has raised the prospect of big economic stimulus
09 October 2020 - 13:16
London/Tokyo — World shares pushed on from one-month highs, with Asian stocks closing in on two-and-a-half-year highs, as expectations grew of a Democratic victory in US elections in November, reviving hopes for more US stimulus.
A widening lead for Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden and the possibility his party will win both the Senate and the White House in the November 3 vote has raised the prospect of a big economic stimulus...
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