Premarket: Global stocks, greenback gain as investors look for U.S.-China trade talk progress

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Global stocks and the U.S. dollar edged higher on Tuesday as trade talks between the United States and China were set to extend to a second day, giving investors some reason to believe tensions between the world’s two largest economies may be easing. U.S. President Donald Trump put a positive spin on the talks after Monday’s session. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were set to meet again in London on Tuesday with their Chinese counterparts. Any progress in the negotiations is likely to provide relief to markets given that Mr. Trump’s...