Deals may matter more than data, including inflation readings, for stock-market investors looking for clarity around President Donald Trump’s tariff plans in the week ahead.

US equity markets posted modest declines this past week after the Fed held rates steady and maintained its wait-and-see approach. Learn more about the market here.

The market reactions to the outcome of the China-US trade talks have been swift. After the two sides announced a series of tariff modification measures aimed at easing trade tensions, some Chinese ceramic goods manufacturers said on Monday that they have received fresh orders from US clients.

Geneva trade breakthrough surprises investors as U.S. and China move quickly to resolve $1.2 trillion deficit.

The U.S.-China tariff negotiations appeared to yield "a broad framework under which the two nations can conduct further talks," an analyst said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday they reached a deal with China to cut the U.S. trade deficit, describing "substantial progress" in high-stakes talks with Chinese officials but offering no details as two days of negotiations concluded in Geneva.

President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort this week to line up Republicans behind the cornerstone of his economic agenda has coincided with a perilous warning: The bond market gets a vote, too, and is signaling an early “no” on his Big,