Futures muted, earnings ahead, Bessent on trade tensions - what's moving markets By Investing.com

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Speaking to ABC's "This Week" program, Bessent only noted that Trump and Xi have a "very good relationship and a lot of respect for each other."
47% : Trump had said the discussions were taking place with China and that he had had a conversation with Xi.
38% : However, China rejected claims from President Donald Trump that the two countries had held trade negotiations (more below).
33% : Bessent on China and tariffs Uncertainty clouds the trajectory of any detente in the U.S.-China trade dispute, particularly after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent failed this weekend to back up a claim from Trump that talks between Washington and Beijing had begun.
26% : Bessent added that he did not know if Trump had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, even after the White House indicated that it was open to ratcheting down trade tensions.

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