Stocks jumped Thursday following a lower-than-expected US inflation reading and optimism that Washington and Beijing could avoid further escalations in a trade war that has put nearly all products shipped between the two countries at risk of facing import taxes. The dollar fell, and Treasury yields inched higher.
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Stocks rise amid US-China trade optimism
Stocks jumped Thursday on hope that the US and China could avoid further escalations in a trade war that has put nearly all products shipped between the two countries at risk of facing import taxes. The dollar fell, and Treasury yields inched higher.
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