Day: August 27, 2020

Aug 27
Global shares hit record peak on upbeat results, dollar eases

A gauge of global equity markets hit an all-time peak on Wednesday, after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes set fresh records on upbeat corporate results, while the dollar eased ahead of a highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. MSCI’s all-country world index surged past a pre-COVID high reached in February as […]