Global stock markets mostly gained on Monday (Aug. 10) as investors also shrug off escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing. The focus was on the United States (US) stimulus after President Trump signed executive orders to extend unemployment benefits as US lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a new aid package. In addition, China’s better-than-expected inflation data raised expectations that the world’s second-largest economy might be recovering from the pandemic hit.
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