Wall Street Cautious Amid Pivotal U.S.–China Trade Talks
Wall Street’s major indexes exhibited muted performance on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, as investors remained on edge during the second day of U.S.–China trade negotiations in London. The S&P 500 inched higher, the Nasdaq posted modest gains, while the Dow hovered around breakeven territory. With only brief bursts of upside, the markets are treading carefully until clarity emerges from the discussions. Wall Street Cautious Amid Pivotal U.S.–China Trade Talks Trade Talks: Progress Yet Uncertainty High-level officials—including U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Vice Premier He Lifeng of China—have reconvened in London to hammer out agreements on tariffs and critical export controls Still, significant obstacles remain. The parties are tackling complex and intertwined issues: China’s restrictions on rare earth metals vital to aerospace, defense, and semiconductor supply chains, contrasted with U.S. limitations on chip exports . Both sides n...