News24
13 Jan 2021, 23:42 GMT+10
European equities struggled and the dollar traded mixed Wednesday, with traders on edge ahead of the likely historic second impeachment of US President Donald Trump, dealers said.
Shares crept higher in Asia earlier with hopes for another vast US virus relief package largely offset by the political upheaval in Washington.
"The shift is being fuelled by more violent footage of the attack on Capitol Hill last week - with matters made worse by Trump's lack of remorse."
In London, the British pound rallied as high as $1.3685, close to a 2.5-year peak, after Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey distanced himself from the idea of negative interest rates - but he still warned Britain faced its "darkest hour" due to the virus fallout.
Get a daily dose of Breaking Property News news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Breaking Property News.
More InformationPARAnAQUE CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The Philippines and China over the weekend signed an agreement on economic and technical ...
New York, Jan 15, 2021 (AFP) -President-elect Joe Biden's massive plan to help the US economy didn't shake Wall Street's ...
A stronger U.S. dollar is proving to be an early test for emerging-market currencies on the eve of Joe Biden's ...
Institutions meeting from Tokyo to Frankfurt to Ottawa are pondering the prospect of another lost quarter amid renewed lockdowns to ...
WASHINGTON - All four engines of the core stage of NASA's deep space exploration rocket built by Boeing were ignited ...
Travel restrictions and other curbs to movement put in place in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, have put a ...
Institutions meeting from Tokyo to Frankfurt to Ottawa are pondering the prospect of another lost quarter amid renewed lockdowns to ...
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's investment in property development rose 7 percent year on year in 2020, picking up ...
Dodge Outlook Report Predicts Moderate Growth for Most Project Types Single Family Housing, Commercial and Institutional Building, and Public Works, ...