25-01-2017 13:50 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Reignited Trump trades boost stocks, Dow 20,000 in sight

By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks hit a 19-month high on Wednesday, lifted by strong Japanese trade data, stellar European company earnings and expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump will press ahead with a large fiscal spending package. The refocus on Trump's policies aimed at reflating the U.S. economy didn't extend as much to bond and currency markets, where U.S. yields only inched up and the dollar fell across the board, particularly against a resurgent British pound.
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