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Asian equities edged modestly higher on Wednesday, lifted by the announcement that US and Chinese officials reached a “framework” to implement the Geneva trade consensus and advance commitments made in the latest Trump-Xi phone call. While officials from both sides struck an optimistic tone, the agreement remains preliminary, lacking substantive details on thornier issues. US […]

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