US Stock Futures Rally as Markets Digest Fed Rate Hike 
US Stocks Rise Ahead of Fed Rate Decision 
BOJ Set for Rate Hike as Inflation and Yen Pressure Mount 
Gold Prices Slip as Fed Rate Hike Looms, Treasury Yields Rise 
Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Hits Seven-Week High After Fed Hike 
Iran Economic Crisis Forces Afghan Families to Return Home 
Yemen Fighting Threatens Red Sea Oil Routes 
Saudi Arabia Raises Security Alerts as Houthi Attacks Threaten Oil Routes 
Add as a preferred source on Google
Chinese markets got a boost from President Trump this week, as he tweeted, “Just had a long and very good conversation with President Xi Jinping of China. We talked about many subjects, with a heavy emphasis on Trade. Those discussions are moving along nicely with meetings being scheduled at the G-20 in Argentina. Also had good discussion on North Korea!”
Reports have also come out suggesting that President Trump has directed to draft a broad-based trade agreement which the two Presidents can agree upon during their meeting at the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, later this month.
Chinese state-owned media Xinhua has also confirmed the cordial call between the two Presidents and confirmed that both has hailed the importance of continued communication and efforts to solve the issues in a coordinated effort, According to Xinhua, President Xi said that he is willing to meet Trump during the G20 summit in Argentina and further exchange views on bilateral ties and other major issues and he made it clear that China has repeatedly made clear its stance on bilateral ties, and hopes that both countries will promote a healthy, stable development of bilateral ties in accordance with the important consensuses reached between him and Trump.
China’s benchmark stock index, Shanghai Composite is up 2.7 percent for the day, while Chinese yuan is up almost 1.5 percent since the news and currently trading at 6.88 per USD.
