Trump cuts a deal with China
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The White House issued a statement saying the U.S. announced a trade deal with China after talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations concluded in Switzerland on Sunday. No other details were given. In a statement released by the Trump administration,
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The White House said it was announcing a trade deal without providing any details. Representatives from the U.S. and China had been meeting in Switzerland.
U.S. stocks soared Monday as investors celebrated major progress on a U.S.-China trade deal. The Dow added over 1,100 points, exiting correction territory, while the Nasdaq Composite began a fresh bull market.
The world’s two biggest economies agreed to a 90-day pause on most of their levies after a first round of trade talks in Switzerland over the weekend.
The United States and China ended high-stakes trade talks on a positive note on Sunday, with U.S. officials touting a "deal" to reduce the U.S. trade deficit while Chinese officials said the sides had reached "important consensus.
It’s important to understand how quickly we were able to come to an agreement, which reflects that perhaps the differences were not as large as maybe thought.”
David Gura, Anchor and Correspondent for Bloomberg News and Sam Stein, Managing Editor for The Bulwark joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the fallout from the 90 day pause on significant tariffs that was agreed to by the United States and China and how the unpredictability of the American President has given China a lane to persuade countries that used to be our reliable trading partners to work with President Xi.