Stock futures rise on US-China tariff pause
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Stock market futures in the U.S. surged on Monday as the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily de-escalate their trade war.
Stock futures rose Sunday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said “substantial progress” was made in trade negotiations with Chinese officials, potentially thawing tensions kickstarted by Trump’s escalating tariff policy.
Stocks are soaring Monday as investors cheer weekend talks that saw China and the U.S. agree to slash tariffs on each other for at least 90 days. Data indicate that institutions were already lagging behind the stock-market bounce that had seen the S&P 500 take back much of its post-April 2 selloff,
US stock futures surged even higher on Monday after the US and China said they have agreed to slash most tariffs for 90 days while further trade talks take place. Stocks were already making gains over after the US said it had made "substantial progress" in weekend trade talks with China,
U.S. cattle futures soared to record highs on Monday after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a flesh-eating parasite, which Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denounced as unfair.
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The pause in U.S.-China tariffs fueled a Monday stock rally. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
Stock futures on Wall Street surged Sunday evening as the US cited "substantial progress" in trade negotiations with China, raising hopes of a potential deescalation in tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Monday after the United States and China said they had reached a deal to reduce tariffs, easing concerns of an all-out trade war that had gripped global markets. Speaking after talks with Chinese officials in Geneva,
Gold futures slid as the U.S. and China agreed to substantially lower tariffs, increasing risk-on sentiment in markets.Continuous gold futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 3.75% to $3,218.
US stock futures are trading marginally in the red after a strong rally on Monday, marking their best single-day gain since April 9, which was the day US President Donald Trump announced a pause to his reciprocal tariff program for 90 days.
The cattle market hit records numbers on May 12, with August feeder cattle futures reaching highs of $306.85.
FIIs added 78,532 long contracts and covered 29,899 shorts, boosting their net long position by 108,431 contracts, taking the long-short ratio up from 1.88 to 1.94.