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Global stock markets have rallied to new all-time highs as investors anticipate a smooth presidential transition in the US, and effective vaccine rollouts in the coming months.
MSCI’s gauge of shares across the globe has hit a new peak, with markets looking forward to better times in 2021.
Wall Street hit record highs last night, with the Dow Jones industrial average scaling the 30,000 peak for the first time ever.
The rally came as president-elect Biden’s transition process formally got underway, removing lingering…
