US, China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days
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The U.S.-China tariff deal sent the tech-heavy Nasdaq soaring, entering a bull market, and economists are optimistic that the U.S. may dodge a recession.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hailed the progress made with China on tackling fentanyl at trade talks in Switzerland, saying Beijing is "now serious" about the issue.
Officials may have bought some market patience after delegates from the Trump administration and China on Monday announced plans to cool simmering tensions by simultaneously slashing each other’s tariffs.
Stocks and the dollar surged on Monday after the United States and China said they had agreed on a 90-day pause on tariffs and reciprocal duties would drop sharply, giving investors some confidence that a full-scale trade war may have been averted.
The U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day pause in their trade conflict. Here's what China's tariffs on the U.S. looked like in 2024.
Stocks are soaring and trade tensions are deflating after the U.S. and China agreed to cut tariffs on one another temporarily — but there are a few sectors in which Americans could still feel the pain of higher levies longer term.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Chinese Communist Party did not follow through on its previous trade deal with the United States because the Biden administration did not hold up its end of the deal.
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President Donald Trump says “great progress” was being made in ongoing U.S.-China talks over tariffs menacing the global economy, and even suggested a “total reset" was on the table as tariff negotiations are set to continue Sunday in Switzerland.