China Confirms Trade Framework; Stocks on Brink of Record Highs

1) China said it has further confirmed details of a trade framework with Washington, echoing US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s earlier comments about a US-China agreement that stabilized ties.2) Stocks gained as the US moved closer to trade deals with China and other major trading partners, while expectations are rising for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year.3) The Treasury Department announced a deal with G-7 allies that will exclude US companies from some taxes imposed by other countries in exchange for removing the Section 899 “revenge tax” proposal from President Donald Trump’s tax bill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.