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30 June 2021, 2:34 AM  |  Reuters  |  @SABCNews Image: Reuters The Nasdaq closed at a record high, boosted by technology stocks and a government survey showing US consumer confidence in June hit its highest level since the pandemic started. Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied with strong US and European consumer confidence, and investors speculated about whether the Federal Reserve would accelerate its timetable to end easy monetary policy. The US dollar rose...

Elizabeth Dilts Marshall 5 minute read A man wearing a face mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building, as the country is hit by a novel coronavirus outbreak, at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files Summary Investors await U.S. jobs data due on Friday Delta variant pressures Asian stocks U.S. dollar gains as new virus outbreaks NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied with strong U.S. and European consumer confidence, and investors speculated about whether ...

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied with strong U.S. and European consumer confidence, and investors speculated about whether the Federal Reserve would accelerate its timetable to end easy monetary policy. The U.S. dollar rose to a one-week peak on safe-haven buying stoked by fears that the highly contagious Delta variant could derail a burgeoning economic recovery. MSCI's all country world index, which tracks shares across 50 countries, shed 0.06%, as declines in Asian equities undercut new highs ...

Global equities markets firmed on Wednesday ahead of key US economic data due later in the week as investors weighed inflation concerns and a fresh surge in so-called "meme stocks."

The Federal Reserve stated that it will begin selling corporate bonds and fixed income funds it bought last year to stabilize the financial system, lifting