China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that U.S. and Chinesein the morning and agreed to meet in early October for another round of negotiations. In a statement to CNBC, a U.S. Trade Representative spokesperson confirmed the phone call, but did not confirm the October meeting.
Chinese stocks jumped on Thursday afternoon with all mainland indexes gaining more than 1.5%, as investors also closely watched Hong Kong markets following thewhich caused months of violent protests in the city.failed in his bid to call a snap general election for October 15. A bill introduced by opposition parties to block Johnson from taking the U.K. out of the European Union without a deal on October 31 was also passed and will not ascend to the House of Lords, the upper chamber of parliament.Italy also saw an end to its recent political turbulence after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conteon Wednesday, uniting an unlikely coalition between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the center-left Democratic Party .
In corporate news, Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland may have to part with a further £900 million to settle a final compensation bill for mis-selling payment protection insurance, following a last minute surge in customer claims before a deadline set by the U.K.'s financial regulator. Meanwhile the Financial Times reported that UBS is planning a revamp of its investment bank amid falling profits over the last few quarters. The move comes as investment banks recorded their worst start to a year since 2006.
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