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Tariffs have played a role, but a muted one, pushing up prices for goods such as furniture and apparel.

Futures for the S&P 500 were up but stock markets in Asia and Europe were mostly down as a highly anticipated U.S.-China agreement received a muted response.

Futures for the S&P 500 were up but stock markets in Asia and Europe were mostly down as a highly anticipated U.S.-China agreement received a muted response.

Futures for the S&P 500 were up but stock markets in Asia and Europe were mostly down as a highly anticipated U.S.-China agreement received a muted response.

But there was a muted celebratory air as teams loaded candles and fireworks onto the homemade airships, part of the annual Tazaungdaing hot air balloon festival in northern Shan state's Taunggyi city.