Global equity markets overall are posting gains year to date, with the glaring exception of China, based on a set of US-listed exchange-traded products.

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* Biden supports Cuban protesters, says Havana should “hear their people”
* More Florida links found in assassination of Haiti’s president
* Pandemic lifts global government debt to highest level since World War II
* Oil markets will remain volatile after breakdown in OPEC talks, IEA predicts
* Microsoft announces that it’s buying cybersecurity firm RiskIQ
* ByteDance put IPO on hold indefinitely after pressure from China regulators
* Benchmark providers consider developing an index of everything
* Baltic Dry Index, a proxy for shipping rates, remains near an 11-year high: