Stocks rise further on growing trade deal hopes

Hong Kong (AFP) May 8, 2025

Asian stocks extended their rally Thursday on hopes for an easing of trade war tensions as China and the United States prepare for weekend talks and after Donald Trump flagged a "major trade deal" later in the day. After the fireworks sparked by the US president's "Liberation Day" on April 2, markets have enjoyed a period of calm in recent weeks on optimism that countries will reach agreemen