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June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are trending down -0.14% this morning after the U.S. and China agreed on a framework to ease trade tensions, but investors were left disappointed by the lack of details, with the focus now shifting to the release of key U.S. inflation data.

US commerce secretary says framework puts ‘meat on the bones’ of deal reached last month in Geneva to ease retaliatory tariffs

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Progress on US-China trade talks today kept the FTSE 100 index on the front foot in a session when another London-listed company headed for the exit.

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Asian shares are trading higher after China and the U.S. said they have a framework for following up on the trade truce reached last month in Geneva

Negotiators say agreement will be presented to US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping for approval.