Hong Kong's key stock index has risen in early trading as investors cheered concerted interest rate cuts by leading central banks.
At midday Thursday, the blue chip Hang Seng index gained more than 400 points, or 2.65 percent. The gains came after top central banks around the world launched another round of emergency interest rate cuts to shore up confidence. On Wednesday, in a coodinated effort the European Central Bank, the US Federal Reserve, the Central banks cut key rates in concerted effort ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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