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US-China trade truce euphoria is giving way to worry over economic slowdown in the wait for the latest US consumer inflation report
U.S. stock index futures moved higher on Tuesday after a lower-than-expected inflation report boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve was on track to lower borrowing costs this year. A Labor Department report showed April consumer price inflation rose 0.
U.S. stock futures soar after U.S. and Chinese officials announce a 90-day lowering of tariffs, tech stocks surge on the trade deal, and pharmaceutical stocks sink as President Donald Trump says he'll slash prescription drug costs.
US stocks surged to close near the highs of the session on Monday after a US-China deal to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs offered relief to markets worried about a trade war. Wall Street notched a banner day after the US and China put tariffs on pause for 90 days,
Trump makes a momentous political comeback, breaking through the "blue wall" to win 312 electoral votes. Trump becomes only the second US president in history to be elected to non-consecutive terms, following Grover Cleveland (the 22nd and 24th US president).
U.S. stock futures point to a lower open as investors await a key inflation report, due before the market opens.
Asia stock markets traded higher on Monday following substantial progress in U.S.-China trade talks on Sunday. Traders awaited further details from the negotiations, which were expected to be announced on Monday.
Investors head into a busy week for economic data watching if leadership in the U.S. stock market could be moving away from defensive equity areas that indicates greater appetite for risk.