U.S. Stocks Lifted By Global Central Bank Easing
U.S. stocks moved higher following easing news from both the Bank of England and the People's Bank of China.
The Bank of England's left rates unchanged at 0.5%, but boosted their asset purchase plan by by 50 billion pounds.
The People's Bank of China cut one-year benchmark deposit rates by 0.25 percentage points, and the benchmark lending interest rate by 0.31 percentage points.
S&P 500 futures last traded up 3 points to 1371.
The Bank of England's left rates unchanged at 0.5%, but boosted their asset purchase plan by by 50 billion pounds.
The People's Bank of China cut one-year benchmark deposit rates by 0.25 percentage points, and the benchmark lending interest rate by 0.31 percentage points.
S&P 500 futures last traded up 3 points to 1371.
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