Excerpt from: Stock Indices CFDs and Spread Bets
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| August 31, 2007 | | European, Japanese and U.S. stocks gain | Thanks to the speeches expected today from U.S. Fed Chair Ben Bernanke and U.S. President George W. Bush, stock market indices around the world on moving up. Relief is expected for the credit market, and this is providing investors with some confidence in the stock market. European, Japanese and U.S. stocks are on the ries, Reuters reports:
Tokyo's Nikkei share average climbed more than 2
percent, European bourses gained and U.S. stock index futures
were pointing to a stronger open on Wall Street after a senior
administration official told Reuters President Bush will outline
reforms intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages
avoid default. | | |
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