Stocks advanced on Monday, with a Fed rate cut highly anticipated and as reports indicated that U.S.-China trade talks were going well. Chinese industrial production year-over-year was positive but missed estimates, while the country's unemployment rate worsened. The New York Empire State Manufacturing Index disappointed, coming in much lower than expected. In commodities, Gold futures neared a new all-time high, Silver futures were up slightly, and WTI Crude Oil futures were down.