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All three US benchmarks closed higher after US President Donald Trump said current tariffs on China were “not sustainable”. Gold fell and bitcoin extended losses.
The probability of a quarter point rate cut in June fell after the US economy added far more new jobs than expected last month, easing pressure on policymakers.