Economic Indicators

The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 8:30 a.m.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday repeated his threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea, if the U.S. shuts off Iran's oil exports.

The Latest on the US-China trade truce (all times local): ___ 10:46 a.m.

Wages have declined even as economic output meaningfully increased, a recent study shows.

The overall U.S. economy is very strong, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Last week the president said he was considering imposing tariffs on all auto imports.

Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday as traders questioned whether a 90-day truce in a tariff battle will allow the U.S. and China to resolve issues ranging from technology development to trade.

The meeting comes after months of warnings from U.S. President Donald Trump that he might impose big tariffs on imported cars, and days after he agreed a truce in a broader trade war with China.

This comes in response to nationwide protests against high pump prices and living costs.

OPEC meets on Thursday in Vienna.

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to strengthen the single currency bloc's defenses against any future financial crisis.

A rally in oil prices after a two-month slide indicates traders are betting that OPEC and its allies including Russia will agree to produce less crude.

U.S. stocks surged in early trading Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their escalating trade dispute, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 300 points.

Argentina's president is celebrating the successful hosting of the G-20 summit, but he says he's ready for tough times ahead as the country confronts an economic crisis.

Leaders from around the world are arriving for the ceremonial opening of the climate conference in southern Poland that will discuss ways of curbing climate change.

___ US-China trade truce sends US stocks solidly higher NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed solidly higher on Wall Street after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade dispute.

Stocks finished solidly higher on Wall Street Monday as investors welcomed news of a 90-day truce in the trade battle between the U.S. and China.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Tribune Media Co., up $4.72 to $44.98 The TV station owner agreed to be acquired by Nexstar, four months after a bid from Sinclair Broadcast Group collapsed.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

A U.S.-Chinese cease fire on tariffs gives jittery companies a respite but does little to resolve a war over Beijing's technology ambitions that threatens to chill global economic growth.