World stocks hovered near six-week highs Friday following a limited U.S.-U.K. trade agreement that boosted optimism for broader tariff talks, according to Reuters. The MSCI world equity index edged up 0.1%, building on Thursday’s gains. Trump signaled upcoming deals with India, Japan, and South Korea, though he rejected the U.K. agreement as a model for other negotiations. European stocks opened higher, safe-haven bond prices fell, and bitcoin surged past January highs amid strong ETF inflows. The U.S. dollar dipped as the euro and sterling rose.
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00:02World stocks hovered near six-week highs Friday following a limited U.S.-U.K. trade agreement
00:06that boosted optimism for broader tariff talks, according to Reuters.
00:10The MSCI World Equity Index had jumped 0.1%, building on Thursday's gains.
00:14Trump signaled upcoming deals with India, Japan, and South Korea,
00:18though they rejected the U.K. agreement as a model for other negotiations.
00:21European stocks opened higher, safe haven bond prices fell,
00:24and Bitcoin surged past January highs, making strong ETF inflows.
00:28U.S. dollar dipped as the euro in sterling rose.
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