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The coronavirus crisis pushed global debt levels to a new high of over $272 trillion in the third quarter, the Institute for International Finance said, as it warned of the “attack of the debt tsunami.” The institute said global debt.

The American S&P500 and Dow Jones 30 closed on Wednesday with a 1.2% decline and Asian markets are also developing a retreat from their recent highs. Despite the news of advances in vaccine development, markets are again paying increasing attention.

Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday that a final data analysis found their coronavirus vaccine was 95% effective in preventing Covid-19 and appeared to fend off severe disease. The vaccine, called BNT162b2, becomes highly effective against the virus 28 days after.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index has the potential to reach the 40,000-point mark in 2021, according to Patrick Spencer, the vice chair of equities at investment bank Baird. He explained on CNBC’s “Street Signs Europe” Wednesday that the.

Global markets are retreating from their recent highs due to signs of a weakening recovery. But this is not helping the dollar, which is losing in a fifth consecutive trading session against a basket of the world’s leading currencies. In.

In another sign of renewed exuberance in cryptocurrency markets, Grayscale Investments has broken above $10 billion in digital assets under management for the first time. Disclosed Tuesday evening, the New York-based firm now oversees $10.4 billion in assets including bitcoin,.

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped sharply after approaching $18,500 on Binance and Coinbase. The plunge took place as large sell orders were spotted on both spot and futures exchanges. As Cointelegraph previously reported, traders anticipated a pullback as the.

Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday as hopes that OPEC and its allies will delay a planned rise in oil output offset demand fears stoked by a bigger-than-expected build in U.S. crude stocks and weaker U.S. retail sales. Brent crude.

Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft U.S. retail sales fuelled worries that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery, dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs. U.S. S&P500 futures shed 0.4%, a day after the.

China’s push to internationalize the yuan will be driven by two things — funds flowing into the country and a relaxation of rules that restrict the Chinese currency from moving abroad, said the chief executive of BNP Paribas China. The.

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping firm, matched third-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday amid a stronger-than-expected pickup in demand. The Danish company, seen as a bellwether for global trade, reported a 39% quarterly increase in earnings before tax, depreciation and.

Bitcoin (BTC) traded above $17,000 Tuesday at 12:00 UTC for the first time since Jan. 7, 2018, according to the CoinDesk 20 price index. The rise pushes the leading cryptocurrency’s total market capitalization to over $315 billion, just short of.