World stocks static but near record highs on IMF forecasts
The International Monetary Fund is forecasting the strongest global growth since the 1970s
07 April 2021 - 15:23
London — World stocks idled near record highs on Wednesday as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast of the strongest global growth since the 1970s this year and steady bond and forex markets kept risk appetite buoyant.
While rising global Covid-19 case numbers and geopolitical tensions between China and Taiwan and between Russia and Ukraine ensured it was by no means a fairytale, markets certainly had a Goldilocks feel again...
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