World stocks up on European outlook and US Fed stimulus
Minutes from US Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting showed members are in no rush to scale back their $120bn a month of bond-buying
08 April 2021 - 12:06
London — Stocks in Europe reached record highs on Thursday, buoyed by optimism in Britain over easing lockdown restrictions, while a benign outlook for US interest rates was set to push Wall Street to new heights.
The European Stoxx index of leading 600 companies rose 0.3%, hitting a new high of 436.66 points. London’s blue chip FTSE 100 index was up 0.2%...
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