Global stock edges higher; oil, dollar gain on trade hopes
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar and crude prices rose on Tuesday, spurred by continuing optimism a U.S.-China trade deal may be near, while a rally in global equity markets edged higher after China pressed U.S. President Donald Trump to remove recently imposed tariffs.MSCI's gauge of global stock markets set a fresh 21-month high and the Nasdaq and Dow Jones industrial average hit new intraday record peaks.U.S. and European government bond yields climbed, lifted by trade optimism and more..