
Asian Stocks Rise on AI Hopes and Trade Truce
Asian stocks climbed on Monday, buoyed by a U.S.-China trade truce and AI investment, but gains were tempered by a strengthening dollar after hawkish Fed comments.

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Asian stocks climbed on Monday, buoyed by a U.S.-China trade truce and AI investment, but gains were tempered by a strengthening dollar after hawkish Fed comments.

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