China celebrates hard-line stance
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A 90-day pause on punishing tariffs could restart trade between the world’s largest economies. But it is not enough to resolve uncertainty about the economy.
Global hedge funds reaped limited gains from a big Wall Street stock rally triggered by a U.S.-China agreement on tariffs on Monday, a Morgan Stanley note on Tuesday showed.
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, taking aim at the European Union Monday.
Analysts welcomed the de-escalation agreed in Geneva, but told Newsweek that many questions remain unanswered.
A White House executive order said on Monday that the U.S. would cut the "de minimis" tariff on China shipments to 54% from 120%, with a flat fee of $100 to remain starting from May 14.
Trade experts anticipate a spike in trade during talks and a substantial deal, but the risk of inflation and economic slowdown may not be over.
The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered “a great deal of productivity” in resolving differences between the world’s two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump imposing steep tariffs and Beijing retaliating.
A truce in the U.S.-China trade war set off a relief rally in stocks on Monday and propelled the dollar higher, but investors fear further negotiations could prove a long slog, as risks of a global economic slowdown persist.