HomeNewsNewsCalm and confident before central bank deluge, Turkey lira crashes

Calm and confident before central bank deluge, Turkey lira crashes

A man watches an electric board showing Nikkei index outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com

Register

  • <a href=”http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn”>Graphic: Global asset performance</a>
  • <a href=”http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh”>Graphic: World FX rates</a>
  • European shares, U.S. stock futures higher
  • Fed, ECB, BoE, BOJ among host of central bank meetings
  • Dollar firm, Turkish lira hits record low

LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Stocks and the dollar firmed on Monday as a generally upbeat mood took hold of world markets ahead of a host of central bank meetings this week that could include the U.S. Federal Reserve flagging an early end to its bond-buying stimulus.

Equity markets across Europe (.GDAXI), (.FCHI), with the exception of London, rallied, with the pan-region STOXX 600 index last up 0.5% (.STOXX). U.S. equity futures pointed to a strong Wall Street…

Read more…