Markederne har reageret forsigtigt på det virtuelle topmøde mellem præsidenterne Joe Biden og Xi Jinping. Begge understregede ønsket om samarbejde og om at undgå øgede spændinger. Begge understregede vigtigheden af en god kommunikation. Forholdet mellem USA og Kina er blevet markant forværret de seneste måneder.
Uddrag fra Fidelity, Dow Jones:
Caution Likely as Traders Monitor Biden-Xi Summit
European stocks are seen little changed as Biden and Xi hold a virtual summit. In Asia, shares were mixed, with the dollar and bond yields flat and oil and gold ticking higher.
Flat European stock-index futures suggest a lackluster opening session on Tuesday, largely following Wall Street’s lead and as traders monitor the U.S.-China virtual summit.
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a virtual meeting Monday night with words designed to cool tensions between the two countries, as the leaders seek to work through areas of disagreement between the world’s largest economies.
“It seems to me our responsibility as leaders of China and the United States is to ensure that the competition between our countries does not veer into conflict, whether intended or unintended,” Mr. Biden said to his counterpart via video.
Mr. Xi called Mr. Biden, the former vice president, his “old friend,” and said he wants the U.S. and China to “coexist in peace.” “China and the United States need to increase communication and cooperation,” Mr. Xi said.
The public comments before a closed-door discussion that lasted four hours reflected an effort by both sides to tamp down on hostilities that have marked the relationship since Mr. Biden took office in January.
