The Latest Breaking News on Apple adds $180 billion to market cap as Trump reveals he spoke to Tim Cook after China tariffs rollback

The S&P 500 index closed up 3.26% yesterday and it nearly erased its losses for the year.

State media editorial says talks mark ‘step toward resolving differences’ but Xi again criticises US ‘bullying’

Defying expectations, the United States and China have announced an important agreement to de-escalate bilateral trade tensions after talks in Geneva, Switzerland.

China is moving to strengthen its alliances as a counterweight to President Donald Trump's trade war, presenting a united front with Latin American countries at an event in Beijing

Trump stated that China had agreed to remove non-tariff trade barriers, likely referring to the country’s rare earth export controls imposed on the US in April. The market rally appears to be pausing, as investors await further details of the US-China trade agreement.

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to deepen ties with Latin America and condemned "bullying" in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, as he addressed regional leaders in Beijing.

Wall Street jumps as president hails ‘total reset’ with Beijing, while administration stirs controversy with refugee status for white South Africans. Key US politics stories from Monday 12 May 2025 at a glance

Most Asian stocks extended gains Tuesday as investors continued to bask in the glow of the China-US tariff suspension that has fuelled hopes the world's two economic superpowers will step back from a punishing trade war.

A de-escalation in trade tensions between the world's two largest economies has sparked a stock market rally, pushing Australian shares higher.