DowFutures rose nearly 100 points today, indicating thatStock marketWall Street will rebound tonight. Respond to the progress of the issuanceEconomic stimulus measuresUnited States
As of 7:24 p.m. Thai time, the Dow Jones futures were up 82 points or 0.27% to 30,196 points.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said talks between Congress leaders have made progress in issuing stimulus measures to heal people and businesses affected by the spread. COVID-19 outbreak Including provisional budget legislation to avoid government shutdowns due to budget shortages (shutdown)
“We have made significant progress. And I am convinced that we will be able to reach an agreement very soon, ”said McConnell.
Mrs. Nancy Pelosi, President of the US House of Representatives Invited the leaders of Congress to attend yesterday’s meeting To find a way to reach an agreement on the issue The leaders that Mrs. Pelosi invited to the meeting were McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader in the House of Representatives.
In addition, during the said meeting Mrs. Pelosi also made a phone call with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
If Congress can’t reach an agreement It will cause government agencies to face a shutdown on Dec. 19 and unemployed Americans will not receive compensation from unemployment benefits on Dec. 26.
Meanwhile, investors watched the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting today, as analysts had expected. The Fed will continue to hold short-term interest rates at the 0.00-0.25% level, but could change the bond purchase limit following the quantitative easing (QE) from the current level of $ 80 billion / month. Meanwhile, the Fed purchases 40 billion / month of home equity loan collateralized debt instruments (MBS) To stabilize the financial markets
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