World markets lift on new risk appetite ahead of G20 summit
Hopes of a US-China trade truce lift world shares, but Donald Trump is angry the Fed isn’t cutting rates
27 June 2019 - 12:24
London — Risk appetite returned to world markets on Thursday following a media report that the US and China have tentatively agreed to a truce ahead of a highly-anticipated weekend meeting of the two nations’ leaders in Tokyo.
The South China Morning Post (SCMP), citing sources, said Washington and Beijing were laying out an agreement that would help avert the next round of tariffs on an additional $300bn of Chinese imports...
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