Stocks edge higher but post monthly loss; yuan weakens as tariffs loom
1:40pm PDT - August 30th, 2019 ed - ReutersHopes for a thaw in the U.S.-China trade war helped a gauge of global stocks rise on Friday despite a tepid performance on Wall Street, though caution over pending American tariffs on Chinese goods put the yuan on track for its biggest monthly decline in 25 y…