Japan’s Nikkei hits fresh three-decade peak European shares, U.S. futures edge higher China tech giants jump after spared from U.S. blacklist
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Investors shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s record second impeachment and focused instead on reports on Thursday that his replacement, Joe Biden, will lay out a new U.S. $2 trillion stimulus programme later.
Hopes for the supersized package lifted most major stock markets. Japan’s Nikkei hit a three-decade peak in Asia and Europe opened 0.4% higher as traders there ignored the prospect of another Italian government collapse.
In the bond markets there was starting to be signs of selling again.
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Investors shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s record second impeachment and focused instead on reports on Thursday that his replacement, Joe Biden, will lay out a new U.S. $2 trillion stimulus programme later.
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