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Contracts on the S&P 500 Index nudged higher and most Asian stocks gained. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sank more than 8% in Hong Kong after China kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at the tech giant. Volumes were subdued in many countries on Thursday. All derivatives trading is shut on Eurex and most equity markets will be closed Friday for Christmas Day.
Congressional Republicans face high-stakes decisions in coming days over two giant pieces of bipartisan legislation. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer plans to introduce his call for $2,000 checks today, but GOP members intend to block it. If it fails, Democrats will vote Dec. 28 on new legislation to codify the payments and possibly on another stopgap spending measure. It’s still unclear what Trump plans to do with the stimulus bill Congress passed Monday.
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President Trump threw Congress’s hard-won relief package into doubt with a surprise attack on the bill, calling it a “disgrace.” He demanded stimulus checks be raised to $2,000 from $600. Nancy Pelosi endorsed the idea, saying the House would try to pass an additional measure. Trump didn’t indicate whether he would veto the $2.3 trillion spending bill. If he doesn’t sign by Dec. 28, government funding will lapse, triggering a partial shutdown.
U.S. equity futures edged higher with European stocks as investors assessed the impact of President Donald Trump’s demand for changes to pandemic relief legislation. Contracts on the S&P 500 reversed a decline of as much as 0.7% after Trump attacked the coronavirus relief bill. The president is demanding that lawmakers increase the stimulus checks due to go out to most Americans to $2,000 from $600 in the same week that Congress passed the $900 billion bipartisan package. The dollar slipped.
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