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Defaults for an index of speculative-grade loans to U.S. companies over the past year fell to 3.15% as of March, the lowest level since last April.

U.S. stocks rose as investors looked past the political unrest to focus instead on prospects for higher government spending.

A penchant for risk-taking has rejuvenated leveraged and inverse ETFs, as investors hunting for bigger returns take bold gambits that have the potential for big gains and even bigger losses.

A recent rise in oil prices continued on Tuesday, sending crude to its highest level since early March with investors wagering on a brighter economic outlook and higher demand for fuel.

Investors betting on additional stimulus and a coronavirus vaccine are pushing more money into riskier assets such as stocks, while easing out of gold.