US EditionAsia Markets and US Stock Futures Rise After US and Chinese Officials Agree on Trade Deal Framework
The framework aims to prevent full tariff hikes, delay rare earth export restrictions, and stabilize trade, boosting Asia-Pacific markets and oil prices, officials said.
- On Sunday, United States and China negotiators agreed to a trade framework in Kuala Lumpur, boosting MSCI's Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan by 1.3% and lifting Asian stock markets on Monday.
- Earlier this year, China’s Ministry of Commerce restricted rare earth metals exports from April 4, while President Donald Trump threatened 100% tariffs if controls continued.
- Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index breached 50,000 and closed sharply higher while South Korea's Kospi rose more than 2%, as oil prices edged up with WTI at $61.66 and Brent at $66.12.
- The agreement reportedly averts full implementation of a 100% tariff and delays China's rare earth export controls, and is expected to include agricultural purchases aiding soybean farmers after China bought $12.5 billion in U.S. soybeans in 2024 but paused since May.
- Analysts warned the optimism must be tested this week as investors seek confirmation the trade truce holds, with Thompson saying, `It certainly kicks out into the long grass a sort of big flare-up of trade tensions again.
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