World shares pause to assess bond market’s next move
The dollar was steady, along with US treasuries, with central bankers pushing back on the ambivalence about interest rates last week
02 March 2021 - 11:41
London — European shares paused on Tuesday as investors sought to guess the bond market’s next move, while weak German retail sales were a stark reminder of continued Covid-19 fallout in the region’s biggest economy.
Overnight falls in Asian stock markets, after a senior Chinese official expressed wariness about the risk of asset bubbles in foreign markets, and a drop in oil prices also weighed on sentiment, but the dollar was steady, along with US treasuries...
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