Global Markets: Stocks, dollar rise with renewed risk appetite, oil rebounds
(WorldNews Business)

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks gained on Thursday, boosted by Wall Street, and the U.S. dollar touched a two-week high as risk appetite returned and investors braced for developments with U.S. policy and for a key U.S. jobs report due on Friday. Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields rose as increased risk appetite diminished the attractiveness of safe-haven U.S. government debt. Oil prices rebounded a day after hitting two-week lows. A U.S. tax bill moving swiftly through Congress has influenced...