Stocks advance after Bessent says talks with China were successful before Trump-Xi meeting
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares advanced Monday ahead of the expected meeting between U. S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington, which could cover trade, artificial intelligence and geopolitics. U. S. futures were higher, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters following talks Sunday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York that the U. S. had “a very successful engagement” with the Chinese side. Technology stocks in Asia also on...
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