Global equities hover close to record highs
World stocks near record highs, while US bond yields flirt with their lowest levels in a month, as investors bet tapering is not imminent
09 June 2021 - 07:38
Tokyo — World stock prices held near record highs on Wednesday, while US bond yields flirted with their lowest levels in a month, as investors bet the Federal Reserve is some way off from tapering its economic stimulus.
MSCI’s all-country world index last stood at 716.64, after scaling an intraday high of 718.19 on Tuesday, led by gains in European stocks...
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