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Global Markets Mixed as Investors Look Toward U.S., China Talks in Switzerland

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng are due to meet this weekend

Stock futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up very slightly early in the European day.
Stock futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up very slightly early in the European day. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Global stock markets were mixed early in Europe with U.S. stock futures pretty much flat following Thursday’s bounce after the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.

Investors are now looking ahead to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s meeting with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng in Switzerland this weekend, though Bessent has stressed that these are just initial talks.

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