Futures Pointing To Initial Strength On Wall Street

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 1.1 percent to 20,914.69 after Trump said the first trade deals are "very close" and voiced optimism that China would eventually come to the table. Japanese markets tumbled as a stronger yen weighed on export-related shares.
43% : Reports suggested that Australia has declined China's proposal to form an alliance against Washington's tariffs, opting instead for diversified trade partnerships and diplomatic negotiations.
42% : The euro surged to the highest level against the dollar in over three years after the EU said it would suspend its planned countermeasures to Trump's tariffs for 90 days.
39% : " Ongoing concerns about rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China also weighed on the markets, as Trump excluded the country from the pause and even raised the tariff on Chinese goods to 125 percent.

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