U.S. to hold trade talks with China
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The United States and China have agreed on a framework to implement their trade truce, officials on both sides said Wednesday, after concluding two days of talks in London to defuse tensions and ease export restrictions that threaten to disrupt global manufacturing.
Two days of talks resulted in a “framework” meant to solidify terms of a deal that the superpowers reached in Geneva last month.
India's benchmark indexes are poised to open marginally higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains in other Asian markets on signs of progress in trade talks between the U.S. and its key trading partners such as India and China.
US stock futures wavered as Wall Street digested the progress on US-China trade negotiations, a fresh legal ruling on President Trump tariffs, and braced for the release of the May inflation report.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal should result in restrictions on rare earths and magnets being resolved. Both sides said they would now take the plan to their country's presidents - Donald Trump and Xi Jinping - for approval.
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Oil prices softened in Asian trade on Wednesday as markets assessed the outcome of U.S.-China trade talks, yet to be reviewed by President Donald Trump, with weak oil demand from China and OPEC+ production increases weighing on the market.
From day 1 of US-China trade talks to Chinese state media pouncing on chaos in Los Angeles, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.