Asian stocks traded sideways on Tuesday, as concerns over the spread of the Delta variant and expectations of earlier tapering by the Federal Reserve offset strong corporate earnings, while gold and oil recovered after their sharp falls.
Brazil's new social welfare program planned by President Jair Bolsonaro's government will not exceed the country's constitutionally-mandated spending ceiling, Citizenship Minister Joao Roma said on Monday.
Investor sentiment in Germany deteriorated for the third month in a row in August on fears that rising COVID-19 infections and a fourth wave of coronavirus cases could hold back the recovery in Europe's largest economy, a survey showed on Tuesday.