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    • Friday, 4 December, 2020
      Commodities
      Energy stocks propel S&P 500 to new record

      Opec-Russia supply deal and US dollar weakness send oil prices to nine-month high

    • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
      Equities
      Wall Street runs out of steam on vaccine supply issues

      Stocks rallied to record highs earlier as investors weighed weak data with stimulus hopes

    • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
      US Treasury bonds
      US bond yields rise as inflation expectations tick up

      Benchmark S&P 500 equities index edges up 0.2% to new record high

    • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
      Equities
      Stocks rally as dollar and Treasuries pull back

      Upbeat report on China’s vast industrial sector lifts Wall Street equities to new high

    • Monday, 30 November, 2020
      Equities
      Investors bank profits after stellar month for equities

      Double-digit gains for many global markets and FTSE 100 has best month since 1989

    • Friday, 27 November, 2020
      Equities
      Global stocks close in on best-ever month

      MSCI’s index of developed and emerging equity markets is up almost 13% in November

    • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
      Equities
      European equities mixed as surge in Covid cases saps optimism

      Investors balance positive vaccine news against worsening health crisis

    • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
      Equities
      Global stock rally pauses after Wall Street’s record high

      US and European equities drift lower as policymakers give verdicts on strength of recovery

    • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
      Joe Biden
      US stocks set record high as hopes rise for smooth transition

      Progress on a vaccine and Trump’s move to begin transfer of power buoy global markets

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    • Monday, 23 November, 2020
      Equities
      US stocks rise after AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine results

      Data released on Monday showed the jab has average efficacy of 70%

    • Friday, 20 November, 2020
      Equities
      US stocks lose ground as Treasury-Fed spat simmers

      Late-session fall comes after European bourses built on strong monthly rallies

    • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
      Equities
      Tech stocks in driving seat as S&P 500 ekes out modest gain

      Investors in Europe focused on downbeat economic news and coronavirus numbers

    • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
      European equities
      US stocks take late-session tumble

      European bourses advance on vaccine progress but Wall Street focuses on the here and now

    • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
      Equities
      Wall Street stocks slip over weak US consumer data

      Equity markets in Europe also decline as lockdowns weigh on investor sentiment

    • Monday, 16 November, 2020
      Coronavirus treatment
      US stocks hit new record after Moderna vaccine data

      Eyeing path to pandemic’s end, investors chase travel, energy and financial stocks higher

    • Friday, 13 November, 2020
      Equities
      US stocks set new record as investors look to Covid vaccine

      Optimism for dealing with pandemic next year trumps rising infection numbers

    • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
      Equities
      US stocks slide as Covid-19 vaccine rally fades

      Investors turn to Treasuries as global coronavirus cases climb

    • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
      Equities
      Nasdaq jumps 2% as ‘stay at 凯发电游官方网站home’ stocks recover

      Tech shares rise and travel stocks fall after vaccine-related rotation unwinds

    • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
      Equities
      Tech sell-off continues after Covid vaccine breakthrough

      Large companies including Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook weigh on the S&P 500

    • Monday, 9 November, 2020
      Coronavirus treatment
      Covid vaccine breakthrough fuels global equity rally

      S&P 500 closes up 1.2% after big shift from tech stocks into economically-sensitive sectors

    • Friday, 6 November, 2020
      Equities
      Traders bank profits after volatile election week

      S&P 500 gained over 7% while US Treasuries went on a wild ride that ended near where they started

    • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
      Equities
      US stocks build on rally as election shakes up market calculus

      Dollar sinks as investors shift portfolios on expectations of divided Congress

    • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
      US equities
      Investors pile into tech stocks and Treasuries as ‘blue wave’ trade unravels

      Weaker than forecast Democratic showing cuts expectations of government spending boom

    • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
      Equities
      US stocks and Treasury yields rise as Biden and Trump battle for victory

      Investors say markets are anticipating Democratic win and post-election stimulus

    • Monday, 2 November, 2020
      Equities
      US stock market rebounds ahead of election day

      Investors hunt for value in unloved sectors after worst week for Wall Street since March

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