10 m agoWednesday, August 21, 2024, 12:15 p.m Market snapshot ASX 200: -0.2% to 7,979 points the Australian dollar: +0.1% to 67.5 US cents Wall Street: Dow Jones (-0.2%), S&P 500 (-0.2%), Nasdaq (-0.3%) Europe: FTSE (-1%), DAX (-0.4%), Stoxx 600 (-0.5%) Spot gold: flat at $2,513/oz Oil (Brent crude …
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US-China financial stress hotline a timely connection – Asia Times
The agreement between the US and China to name designated people to handle future “financial stress events” in the world’s two largest economies and beyond could not be better timed. This dialogue framework is the most notable outcome of last week’s meeting of the Financial Working Group created last year …