ROVVF - Wall Street Breakfast: Stimulus Shot In The Arm

Listen on the go! A daily podcast of Wall Street Breakfast will be available by 8:00 a.m. on Seeking Alpha, iTunes, Stitcher and Spotify. Stimulus shot in the armGlobal stock markets are still in an upbeat mood after U.S. benchmarks set fresh records yesterday. Investors have renewed confidence that a new round of stimulus spending will bolster the U.S. economy, while upbeat earnings from large U.S. multinationals have calmed some of the anxiety over the manic GameStop-Reddit trading. More than 80% of companies that have reported results so far have beaten consensus expectations.In Asia, The Shanghai Composite Index rose 2.0% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng increased 0.5%, while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 0.4% to 29,418.23. European stocks are mixed with the Stoxx 600 off 0.3%. Oil markets continue to rally, with Brent crude futures up 0.5% and WTI Crude futures 0.3% higher. The yield on the 30-year U.S.

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Wall Street Breakfast: Stimulus Shot In The Arm