President Donald Trump claimed another win for his campaign to transform the global economy and American life, but he still can’t escapeintensifying questions over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.

Stocks across the Atlantic were rising Monday after President Donald Trump struck what he said was "the biggest deal ever made" with the European Union. Europe's flagship Stoxx 600 index climbed 0.6% in early trading.

The U.S. struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union on Sunday, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods - half the threatened rate - and averting a bigger trade war between the two allies that account for almost a third of global trade.