News Snapshot:
Shares are struggling for direction and oil prices have slid as relief over a potential easing of global trade tensions was offset by a worsening economic outlook and dour signals from corporates swept up by Donald Trump's tariffs. US Treasury yields also languished near multi-week lows as traders raised bets of more rate cuts from the Federal Reserve to support the world's largest economy. Despite Trump's move to soften the blow of his auto tariffs and signs of progress in broader trade negotiations, details remain scant, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying he had reached one deal with a foreign...