
World stocks hang onto hope as trade talk confusion lingers
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne ColeLONDON (Reuters) - Global equity markets held at their best levels in over three weeks on Monday, reflecting some hopes that the worst of tariff pain is over, but confusion over U.S. trade policy lingered and trapped the dollar. European shares opened higher, U.S. stock futures were mixed and Asia made fractional gains at the start of an earnings-heavy week that a ...