China, Trump and trade deal
Digest more
China’s big appetite for the small, green “happy nuts” drives nearly a third of the $3 billion U.S. crop, centered in California.
President Donald Trump hailed a “total reset” in trade relations between the U.S. and China. But other trading partners may not find negotiations quite so smooth. To many, China may have appeared the toughest agreement to reach but Trump suggested otherwise,
Both nations pledged to cut their broad, ballooning tariffs after weekend talks. US tariffs dropped to 30% from 145%, while China’s moved to 10% from 125%, per a joint statement
The agreement was cheered in Beijing as vindication for Xi Jinping and his defiant response to President Trump’s trade war.
Investors eye more trade deals, updates from President Trump’s trip to the Middle East and fresh consumer inflation data after U.S. stocks soared Monday as investors celebrated major progress on U.S.-China trade talks.
Explore more
1don MSN
U.S. President Donald Trump could have the upper hand in subsequent trade talks with China as the nations hammer out further negotiations, according to Neo Wang, lead China economist and strategist at Evercore ISI.
The temporary lifting of triple-digit trade levies between China and the U.S. while trade talks get under way removes the threat of an immediate stagflationary hit to the economy. This is very good news.
The U.S. and China agreed to lower tariffs for 90 days. The details: U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will fall to 30 percent from 145 percent. Meanwhile, China’s blanket tariffs on U.S. products will drop to 10 percent from 125 percent. A few tariffs will remain. President Donald Trump signed an order to lower prescription drug prices.