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Dec 2020
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Wall Street hits new records as ‘bad new...

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Send a text Disappointing US jobs report fuels hopes for Congressional stimulus deal. Stocks hit new highs, dollar stabilizes, big week ahead for markets. Sterling suffers amid reports of insufficient Brexit progress. Why has the dollar been ravaged lately? Short answer is inflation. Risk Warning: 77.19% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading C ... Show More
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