By Jamie McGeever

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -TRADING DAY

Making sense of the forces driving global markets

By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist

A rebound in U.S. tech stocks lifted the Nasdaq and S&P 500 on Wednesday, but soft U.S. employment indicators kept investors on edge and sparked a rally in Treasuries and gold prices.

More on that below. In my column today, I look at the surprising strength of China’s yuan against the dollar in recent weeks, and argue that it may be part of Beijing’s wider strategy in its trade negotiations with Washington.

If you have more time to read, here are a few articles I recommend to help you make sense of what happened in markets today.

Today’s Key Market Moves

Today’s Talking Points:

* U.S. jobs

This is a huge week for the U.S. labor market, a

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