Milan/Tokyo — Global shares rose and the dollar softened on Monday after US President Donald Trump signed a $2.3-trillion spending package and as investors continued to celebrate a last-minute trade deal clinched between Britain and the EU.
By backing down from his earlier threat to block the bipartisan bill, Trump allowed millions of Americans to continue receiving unemployment benefits and averted a federal government shutdown...
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