Reuters

In what the EU chief called a “major concession,” Trump agreed to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides launch negotiations.

Saudi Arabia said it was “temporarily halting” all oil shipments through the shipping lane after an attack on two big oil tankers.

U.S. government data showed domestic crude inventories fell to their lowest since February 2015, easing worries about oversupply that have weighed on markets in recent weeks.

Talks aimed at lowering trade barriers as officials looked to head off a brewing trade war.

The Canadian dollar strengthened to a two-week high against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as the greenback broadly fell and the gap between Canadian and U.S. yields narrowed.

Euro zone bond yields eased on Wednesday as a note of caution set in before a European Central Bank meeting and talks between the E.U. and the U.S.

Gold steadied near one-year lows as the dollar slipped, while lack of clarity over where a brewing trade spat between the U.S. and Europe is heading kept most markets range-bound.

The European Commission is drawing up a list of $20 billion of U.S. goods to hit with duties if Washington imposes tariffs on imported cars.

Trade worries kept a lid on gains in European shares on Wednesday, as investors braced for a crucial meeting between the European Commission President and U.S. President Trump.

The dollar and euro barely moved ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.