The S&P 500 notched its best week since mid-July after investors took the U.S.’s latest overture to China as a sign that trade tensions may be receding. Booming economic growth and a run of strong corporate profits have supported stocks in the U.S. But many indexes around the world have struggled with a slowdown in economic expansion and a stronger dollar. The dollar’s recent rise has showed signs of stalling, relieving some of the pressure on emerging-market economies and multinational corporations.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 16, 2018 15:56 UTC