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Wall Street climbs on easing US-China tensions, cool US inflation
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks mostly rose Wednesday as investors welcomed cooler US inflation data and a China-US agreement...
Stocks rise after China-US framework on trade
London (AFP) - Stock markets rose Wednesday as investors welcomed a China-US agreement to lower trade tensions that stoked hopes...
Global stocks mixed as markets eye US-China trade talks
New York (AFP) - Global stocks were mixed Monday as markets monitored high stakes US-China trade talks and awaited key...
Stocks diverge awaiting China-US trade talks
London (AFP) - Stock markets diverged and the dollar dropped on Monday as investors digested key economic data and looked...
Stocks and dollar climb on reassuring US jobs data
London (AFP) - Major stock markets and the dollar pushed higher Friday as key jobs data showed the US labour...
Markets wobble as Trump-Xi talks offset by Musk row
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets stuttered on Friday as optimism from "very positive" talks between presidents Donald Trump and Xi...
Stocks build on gains after jobs data, Seoul surges on Lee’s win
Hong Kong (AFP) - Shares extended a global rise Wednesday following data indicating the US economy remained resilient, with South...
OPEC+ announces sharp increase in July oil production
Vienna (AFP) - Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key OPEC+ members announced on Saturday a huge increase in crude...
A bad wrap: An angry Trump blasts the ‘TACO Theory’
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump made no pretense at hiding his irritation this week when he was asked by...
Most Asian markets reverse after Trump’s tariffs get court reprieve
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most Asian shares fell Friday after a US appeal court gave Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs a...
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