TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Wednesday after a strong lead from Wall Street fuelled by hopes for additional U.S. economic stimulus and a coronavirus vaccine, but trade was choppy as some investors booked profits.
Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that Congress should include new coronavirus stimulus in a $1.4 trillion spending bill aimed at heading off a government shutdown in the midst of the pandemic.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden told the New York Times his priority is getting a generous aid package through Congress even before he takes office in January. Reuters News
