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ASX to rise on AstraZeneca vaccine hopes, Joe Biden to pick Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary – ABC News
Australian shares are set to open higher after Oxford and AstraZeneca announce their COVID vaccine results, while Joe Biden picks former Fed chair to be the next…
Australian shares are headed for an optimistic start after the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca announced the results of their COVID-19 vaccine trials.
Key points:
- Markets have surged recently, on positive news about after Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
- AstraZeneca shares dropped (-3.8pc) after the company unveiled its vaccine results
- Janet Yellen may become the next US Treasury Secretary, if she is confirmed by the Senate
ASX futures were up 39 points (+0.6pc) by 8:10am AEDT.
It follows an upbeat…
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