Share markets climbed on Wednesday, buoyed by investor hopes of a wave of trade agreements with the United States after Japan struck a deal that lowers U.S. tariffs on its autos, sending Japanese stoc...

President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation.

Trump's announcement follows a meeting with Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, at the White House on Tuesday, according the Asahi newspaper.

US stocks will shrug off tariff risks to get a boost from the second-quarter earnings season, the latest Markets Pulse survey showed.

Trump pushed back the deadline for most countries to negotiate on tariffs to Aug. 1, which along with stronger-than-expected earnings reports, has helped to lift markets to record levels in recent we...

U.S. trade policy remains a major point of uncertainty for investors and companies as Trump's self-imposed August 1 deadline for many countries to reach agreements with the White House approaches.

U.S. stock index futures jumped on Wednesday after President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan, bolstering expectations of more such agreements as the August 1 deadline approaches.