Stocks climb, bond yields off lows, on trade progress hopes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global stock markets touched its highest since late July on Thursday after fresh hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, sending bond yields off lows hit earlier in the wake of the European Central Bank's new stimulus measures. On Wall Street, major equity indexes climbed to session highs after a Bloomberg report said Trump administration officials have considered offering a limited trade deal to China that would delay or possibly roll back some..