JSE firmer as investors welcome progress in US debt ceiling deal
Markets have cheered indications that the US Democrats will take up Mitch McConnell’s offer to raise the debt ceiling into December
07 October 2021 - 10:53
The JSE was firmer on Thursday morning, along with its global peers, after US debt ceiling deal boosted sentiment on Wall Street and on other markets.
Democrats have signalled that they will take up Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s offer to raise the debt ceiling into December, a move that will alleviate the immediate risk of a default...
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