Asian shares, oil prices fall back following Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi 14 mins ago Asian shares have retreated after President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump said the meeting was “amazing” and had resolved many issues. There was scant comment from the Chinese side and investors appeared skeptical. U.S. futures were flat. Chinese markets gave up early gains and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 edged lower. On Wednesday, U.S. stocks bounced around their records after the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate to help the jobs market but warned that more help isn’t guaranteed. The S&P 500 finished virtually flat and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%. All three were coming off all-time highs.

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