World stocks hovered near six-week highs Friday following a limited U.S.-U.K. trade agreement that boosted optimism for broader tariff talks, according to Reuters. The MSCI world equity index edged up 0.1%, building on Thursday’s gains. Trump signaled upcoming deals with India, Japan, and South Korea, though he rejected the U.K. agreement as a model for other negotiations. European stocks opened higher, safe-haven bond prices fell, and bitcoin surged past January highs amid strong ETF inflows. The U.S. dollar dipped as the euro and sterling rose.
