Asian shares rise, dollar weaker as US bill debate lingers; gold jumps
Maria Sandu
Edition: Singapore Indonesia Asia US/UK TOKYO :Asian shares crept higher and the dollar languished near multi-year lows on Tuesday as markets awaited a vote over U.S. President Donald Trump's landmark tax and spending legislation. Global shares reached an intraday record on Monday on trade optimism, but a marathon debate in the Senate over a bill estimated to add $3.3 trillion to the United States' debt pile weighed on sentiment. Japan's Nikkei gauge of shares sank as much as 1.1 per cent as
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