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US stocks mixed as Trump warns China on trade

Bloomberg US stocks were mixed after President Donald Trump said China is taking advantage of the US on trade while oil producers rallied on stronger crude prices. Treasuries fell as the Federal Reserve started its two-day policy meeting. US benchmarks briefly fell to their lows of the day as Trump told the United Nations that the US trade deficit with ...

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Oil nears 4-year high

Bloomberg Crude approached a four-year high after OPEC signaled it may not replace Iranian oil that’s disappearing from global markets as US sanctions loom. Futures rose as much as 1.7 percent in London on Tuesday. OPEC shrugged off the threat to Iranian supplies over the weekend, spurring some of the world’s most-sophisticated traders to forecast a return to $100-a-barrel oil. ...

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China open to US talks, but not with knife at its throat

Bloomberg China said it’s open to talking on the trade dispute, but it needs the US to show sincerity and not put a knife at Beijing’s throat. The US trade restrictions are responsible for the stalled talks and any resumption is up to them, according to Wang Shouwen, China’s vice commerce minister. The two sides had previously reached some consensus ...

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