Markets shudder after Trump warns China trade war could go beyond 2020 election
12/3/19
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from CNN Business,
12/3/19:
US President Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed “Tariff Man,” is back in action — injecting fresh volatility into markets just as stocks had notched a string of record highs.
What’s happening: Trump told reporters at a press conference in London Tuesday that the signing of a US-China trade deal is entirely at his discretion. He indicated that an agreement may not come until 2020 — or later. “I have no deadline,” he said. “In some ways I think it’s better to wait for after the election, if you want to know the truth.”
US stock futures turned negative after Trump’s comments,
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