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Global markets rise amid uncertainty over US-China trade

Asian stock markets rose Monday amid uncertainty about an escalating U.S.-Chinese tariff dispute after President Donald Trump said a settlement was possible but his advisers said other nations might add to pressure on Beijing.

Global stocks remain pressured by US-China trade spat

Asian stock markets slipped Friday after Beijing vowed to fight the Trump administration's latest threats of yet more tariffs on Chinese imports, intensifying investor fears about a brewing trade battle between the world's two biggest economies.

Global markets mostly lower in muted Easter trading

Asian markets mostly fell Monday, erasing earlier gains in muted trading, as Hong Kong and Australian markets were closed for Easter, and Wall Street and other global markets have been closed for a long weekend after Good Friday.