JSE improves on US stimulus package hopes
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin both expressed hope for a breakthrough in partisan stimulus negotiations
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01 October 2020 – 11:46
The JSE was firmer on Thursday as renewed hopes about the US stimulus package lifted sentiment, while political uncertainty remains a threat.
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin both expressed hope for a breakthrough in partisan stimulus negotiations, with Mnuchin saying that an agreement had been reached on the contentious issue of direct payment to Americans, clearing a significant hurdle in moving forward
Source: businesslive.co.za