June 5 – U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday after President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held what Trump called a very good phone call, agreeing to visit each other's countries.
Market participants also digested a recent exchange between Trump and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk. By midday, the S&P 500 was up about 0.3%, the Nasdaq Composite rose roughly 0.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced about 0.3%.
I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal, Trump wrote on Truth Social, saying the call lasted about an hour and a half and yielded a very positive conclusion for both countries.
In bond markets, the 10-year Treasury yield edged up 3 basis points to 4.39%, while the 2-year yield also climbed 3 basis points to 3.91%.
On the economic front, the U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in April as imports plunged. The temporary surge in importshas run its course, Wells Fargo's Shannon Grein said, noting this could boost second-quarter growth. Initial jobless claims rose more than analysts expected, productivity was revised lower, and labor costs continued to climb. The U.S. services sector led in May job cuts, according to the Challenger Report.
This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
