London, March 17, 2025 (AFP) - Stock markets rise as China unveils consumer plan

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2025-03-17

European and Asian stock markets started the week on the front foot on Monday as investors welcomed China's plans to kickstart consumption in the world's number two economy amid US tariff fears. The gains followed a pre-weekend rally on Wall Street, stoked by optimism that US lawmakers would pass a spending bill to avert a painful government shutdown. "Hopes that a new consumer life raft in China will buoy up the country's prospects of recovery......

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