ECM: World shares near record highs before ECB, US jobs data
LONDON: World shares were hovering around record highs on Thursday as markets prepared for a European Central Bank and US jobs data double-header.
Investors were subdued before the two events, both usually big market movers. Stocks, benchmark bonds and the euro and dollar all barely budged after an equally cautious day in Asia.
The ECB is expected to flesh out last month's aggressive easing plans, and forecasts are for no
