World stocks flatlined near record highs on Tuesday and remained on track for their best year in a decade, as China’s latest policy easing pledges added to the optimism generated by signs of detente in the 17-month long Sino-U.S. trade war. Blue-chip shares in China CSI300 rose 0.7% after Premier Li Keqiang said the government was considering more measures to lower corporate financing costs and hinted at “targeted” cuts in banks’ reserve requirement ratio. Beijing also on Monday announced plans to remove import tarriffs on a range of goods next year. However, lingering trade concerns and the recent run of gains kept most bourses under pressure, with Korean shares weakening 0.7%, pressured by Monday’s data that showed exports in the first 20 days of […]