Asian markets inch up as investors weigh chance of added US stimulus
Market assumes the central bank will merely refine its forward guidance on policy rather than buying more bonds
14 December 2020 - 07:30
Sydney — Stocks started a busy week with guarded gains as investors gauged the chance of added US fiscal and monetary stimulus, while the British pound rose in relief as a last-gasp extension to Brexit talks dodged a hard divorce.
Progress on coronavirus vaccines cheered risk sentiment, with the first shipments speeding across the US as part of a historic mission to inoculate more than 100-million people by end-March...
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