Reuters

World stocks made little progress on Thursday as worries over global trade tensions weighed.

A U.S. trade delegation arrived for key talks over tariffs, with Chinese state media saying China will stand up to U.S. bullying if needed.

Oil prices dipped, weighed by U.S. crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production that is countering efforts by OPEC to cut supplies.

Gold prices extended gains on Wed, yet bullion remained vulnerable to a possible rising greenback & weak investment demand.

The Federal Reserve expressed confidence that a recent rise in inflation would be sustained, leaving it on track to raise borrowing costs in June.

Forecast-beating results from the world’s biggest company, Apple, lifted tech shares on Wednesday.

The U.S. dollar holds near highs as investors wait for indications on the U.S. central bank’s future interest rate path.

The EC met on Wednesday to agree proposals for a new multi-year budget that will fill the funding gap left by Britain’s exit.

Xi Jinping’s economic adviser, Vice Premier Liu He, will meet a top-level U.S. trade delegation in Beijing this week, state media said on Wednesday.

U.S. bond yields inched higher again as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes