About this episode
Wall Street looks set to end the decade with a bang. The S&P 500 is up by almost 190% since 2009. Asian stocks see red ahead of Christmas, despite news that China will cut import tariffs on a range of products from January 1st, as both President Trump and Xi Jinping say the Phase One trade deal will be signed soon. In energy news, Berlin and Moscow accuse Washington of interference over U.S. sanctions linked to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project in the Baltic Sea. And in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains defiant in the face of nationwide protests and violence over controversial new citizenship legislation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .