(Adds oil, gold settlement prices) * MSCI world index, S&P 500, Nasdaq hit all-time highs * U.S.-China trade deal to be signed Wednesday at White House * Chinese yuan gains, yen weakens on better risk appetite * Oil falls as U.S.-Iran tensions ease By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Bond yields edged higher while a gauge of global equity markets hit a record high on Monday, lifted by optimism over the planned signing this week of a U.S.-China trade deal and hopes the start of the U.S. corporate earnings season will not disappoint. Gold prices fell almost 1% ahead of the signing at the White House on Wednesday of the Phase 1 trade deal and as a de-escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions in the Middle East reduced bullion’s safe-haven appeal. U.S. and euro zone government bond yields rose as the trade deal marks a major step in ending a dispute that has cut global growth and boosted demand for such safe-haven assets as bonds, gold and currencies like the Japanese yen and Swiss franc. MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.45%, topping a record set Friday, while emerging market stocks rose 0.96%. The benchmark S&P 500… Read full this story
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