Global stocks lifted by US reprieve for Trump’s tech tariffs

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Global equity markets regained ground on Monday despite US warnings that a tariff reprieve for some consumer electronics would be temporary, as investors hoped tech groups and American consumers might be spared the worst of Donald Trump’s trade war.

US equity futures, European and Asian stocks rose after the White House exempted smartphones, laptops and other devices…