Global shares feel the heat from risk of no-deal Brexit
Equities fall as fresh China-US tension offset bets over more fiscal and central bank stimulus in Europe and the US
07 December 2020 - 12:33
Milan/Sydney — World shares and other risk assets fell on Monday as growing risks of a no-deal Brexit that hit the pound hard and fresh China-US tension offset bets over more fiscal and central bank stimulus in Europe and the US.
After surging to a new record high earlier on Monday, the MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, turned lower to fall 0.3% by 9.19am GMT...
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