A woman walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange today.
But after spending the weekend in hospital — with conflicting reports about the severity of his condition — Trump’s medical team said he had “continued to improve” and could return home as early as Monday. Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have held a series of talks aimed at matching up their spending plans, with the Democrats’ US$2.2 trillion proposal around US$600 billion more than what Republicans are willing to stump up.
“With key economic data extending its run of disappointments versus expectations and high-profile corporate layoffs, additional aid would seem imperative.” But Axi strategist Stephen Innes warned of more bumps in the road ahead: “With just weeks ahead of the US election, the only certainty is the uncertainty of what lies ahead.”