Wall Street digested the progress on US-China trade negotiations and braced for the release of the May consumer inflation report.

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Global shares are mostly trading higher after China and the U.S. said they have a framework for following up on the trade truce.

The latest trade truce between China and the United States offered investors the hope of an eventual deal that the feuding superpowers can live with, though the possibility of another tariff flare-up remained a risk for markets.

Asian equities started the week on a strong note as Hong Kong and South Korea outperformed, while Australia was closed for the King’s Birthday and Indonesia and Pakistan were closed for Eid al-Adha.

China is tapping an often overlooked pool of funds worth 10.9 trillion yuan ($1.5 trillion) to salvage its housing sector, offering people an alternative to bank mortgages.