Difficult Tea Leaves President Trump previously laid down a hard 90-day deadline for reaching a trade agreement with China, but now he says one could arrive "within the next four weeks or maybe less, or maybe more, whatever it takes." Some say timing of a deal is driven by Mr. Trump being in Japan during both May and June, but Chinese President Xi Jinping is also owed a state welcome in the U.S. Mr. Trump was much more specific on this point, saying an agreement would lead to a summit, but "if there's no deal, a summit with Xi is off." Meanwhile, Brussels would like this all resolved because Beijing won’t strike a deal with Europe until it is. It may be a little easier to read the tea leaves on USMCA. First, there is Mr. Trump&rsquo...
From WPI Consulting
Weighing in on strategic realignment
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