U.S. President Joe Biden confirms he will visit Israel on Wednesday while Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed the need for aid to reach the Gaza Strip where the humanitarian crisis is worsening. Optimism over corporate earnings help push the Dow to its best session for a month ahead of earnings from Goldman Sachs and BofA later today. Chinese property giant Country Garden could default on a dollar bond as it nears the end of a 30-day grace period to pay a $15m coupon. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing to solidify his ‘no limits’ partnership with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. And in crypto news, asset manager BlackRock denies reports that U.S. regulators have approve its application for a spot Bitcoin ETF. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.