Stocks edge higher as trade deadline nears, oil falls
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets rose on Wednesday as investors expected U.S. President Donald Trump would delay his promised new tariffs on Chinese goods, while oil prices fell after data showed an unexpected rise in U.S. crude inventories.Gold rose and the U.S. dollar traded near break-even against a basket of major currencies ahead of central bank meetings in the United States and Europe, a general election in Britain and a Dec. 15 deadline for the new round of U.S. tariffs.U.S...