"I'll Eat My Hat If This Means Anything Substantive": Why The Trump-Xi Truce Achieves Little

in #politics5 years ago

The markets seem to have gotten a breather.

In the much anticipated meeting between President Trump and Xi, a truce of sorts was reached. The United States agrees not to raise tariffs beyond the present 10% Jan 1 while China agrees to purchase more American goods. This "truce" is in place for 90 days.

Both men face slowing economies and slumping stock markets. Unfortunately, outside of a bit of a lull, this does little to solve the crisis between the two countries.

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Short term sentiment. That's about it. Both sides are far too stubborn to come to a mutual agreement. They'll want terms to lean their side rather than equally.

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