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Treasury yields mostly rise on early Tuesday trading ahead of a round of economic data offering the latest update of the service sector’s health.

Gold futures were marginally in the red again on Tuesday, setting the bruised market up for a seventh straight loss as its latest tumble has already marked the longest streak of daily declines in about two years.

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, who has recently been one of the most hawkish senior officials at the U.S. central bank, on Tuesday said there is “less reason to fear” a spike in inflation and said he supported a pause in further interest-rate hikes.

Europe’s markets rose on Tuesday, after China set its new growth targets. Although the Chinese GDP targets dipped slightly, they still remain at an ambitious rate.

The probability is that stocks’ gains will slow.

Bullish investors may be declaring victory prematurely, writes Mark Hulbert.

Micro loans are often used for new businesses to help get them up and running.

Shares declined in most Asian markets Tuesday, tracking an overnight sell-off on Wall Street.

A trade deal between the U.S. and China won’t be the panacea that financial markets might be hoping for, said Neil Shearing, group chief economist at Capital Economics.

Look at a dovish Federal Reserve, a stabilizing yield curve and a likely U.S.-China trade deal, says a strategist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. ​