The US markets ended higher on Monday amid continued optimism about impact of the phase one U.S.-China trade deal due to be signed later this week. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is scheduled to visit Washington to sign the deal, which is said to include reduced tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of US agricultural products. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the agreement calls for China to purchase $40 to $50 billion worth of US agricultural products annually. Mnuchin described the agreement as very, very extensive, although the deal will not completely resolve the trade dispute between the US and China.
Sentiments also got boosted after private reports said the Treasury Department plans to drop its designation of China as a currency manipulator ahead of the signing of the deal. A report said the trade agreement will include a section on Chinese currency practices that addresses many of the concerns raised when the US applied the manipulator designation last August. Besides, Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said that the economic outlook for 2020 is good, as he expects strong labor markets and low inflation to persist. He warned that central bankers do not have much historical experience of an environment where the unemployment rate has been so low and inflation so muted, and that the Fed must therefore be vigilant toward the possibility of higher inflation and undue risk taking.
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 83.28 points or 0.29 percent to 28907.05, Nasdaq rose 95.07 points or 1.04 percent to 9273.93 and S&P 500 was up by 22.78 points or 0.70 percent to 3288.13.
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