Asia stocks sink on caution over Trump-Xi deal, BOJ hold hits yen

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks veered between gains and losses on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had made a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping on rare earths and tariffs, while the yen weakened after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold. After a near two-hour meeting with Xi, Trump said he had agreed to reduce tariffs on imports from China in exchange for Beijing resuming U.S. soybean purchases, keeping rare earths exports flowing and cracking d ...