Asian stocks trade mixed, gold dips on China move

Asian stocks trade mixed, gold dips on China move

US equity-index futures advanced in early Monday trading, indicating that the seven straight months of gains in global stocks may still have more room to run. Contracts for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indexes rose 0.3% after gains on the underlying gauges Friday, with earnings optimism outweighing worries about a rally that’s heavily … Read more

US-China trade talk optimism drives oil prices to weekly gains

US-China trade talk optimism drives oil prices to weekly gains

Oil prices settled nearly 2% higher on Friday and notched their first weekly gains since mid-April as a U.S. trade deal with the United Kingdom turned investors optimistic ahead of talks between top officials from Washington and Beijing. Brent crude futures rose $1.07, or 1.7%, to settle at $63.91 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas … Read more