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Trump and Xi Agree to Surprise One-Year Trade Truce in Bid to De-escalate U.S.–China Clash
In a surprise breakthrough, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to a one-year trade truce, easing years of economic confrontation between the world's two...
Oil settles higher as US, China try to de-escalate trade tensions
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has kept its relatively high global oil demand growth forecasts unchanged for this year and next[NEW YORK] Oil prices rose on Monday...