U.S. stocks wrapped up the week with a mixed finish after President Donald Trump accused China of breaking a recent trade agreement, reigniting global market jitters just weeks after a deal was struck in Geneva.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.01% to close at 5,911.69, while the Nasdaq lost 0.32%, ending at 19,113.77. The Dow Jones rose 0.13%, finishing the week at 42,270.07.
Markets wavered following Trump's sharply worded social media post, in which he claimed China is facing economic collapse due to U.S. tariffs and said Beijing had "totally violated" the agreement Washington announced earlier this month.
“Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!! The bad news is that China… HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US,” Trump posted.
He added he would soon speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing hope that the matter could be resolved.
In response, China pushed back, pointing to ongoing U.S. restrictions on chip exports. A spokesperson from China’s embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, said the U.S. should stop “discriminatory restrictions” and respect the Geneva consensus.
Meanwhile, fresh U.S. economic data showed consumer sentiment remained flat in May, with the University of Michigan’s index holding at 52.2. Short-term inflation expectations edged up to 6.6%, but long-term expectations fell to 4.2%, the first drop since December.
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Ukraine has welcomed the European Union’s decision to provide €90 billion in support over the next two years, calling it a vital lifeline even as the bloc failed to reach agreement on using frozen Russian assets to finance the aid.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has warned that attempts to reach a peace agreement in Ukraine are being undermined by Russia’s continued refusal to engage meaningfully in negotiations.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held a phone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil at the latter’s request.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed that Russian-made Oreshnik missile systems have been deployed on Belarusian territory and placed on combat alert.
The European Union has postponed signing its long-awaited free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc until January, after failing to secure sufficient backing from member states, according to media reports.
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Iran has rolled out changes to how fuel is priced at the pump. The move is aimed at managing demand without triggering public anger.
U.S. stock markets closed lower at the end of the week, as investors continued to rotate out of technology shares, putting pressure on major indices.
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.50% to 3.75% following its two-day policy meeting, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday, 10 December.
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