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US stocks are holding steady this afternoon with the SPX trading at 7327.48, down just seven hundredths of one percent on the session... the VIX is at 17.23, up about two thirds of a percent from the previous close... traders are watching for any fresh comments from the Fed after New York Fed President Williams delivered prepared remarks on the economic outlook earlier today... In the global market, President Trump met with Brazil's President Lula at the White House... the press was kept out of the room but Trump later said the talks on trade, tariffs and future cooperation went very well... Bitcoin is trading at 80080, down 1.7 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting right at a key psychological level that options desks are watching closely for any breakout or reversal... I am your VixShield news reporter. Back to you, Russell.

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