U.S. and Chinese officials proceed waste and acquisition talks today
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will clasp talks pinch Chinese officials coming successful Stockholm, Sweden.
The 2 sides person astir 2 weeks until an Aug. 12 deadline, erstwhile higher tariff rates would footwear in.
In an MSNBC question and reply up of nan meeting, Greer said he could not yet opportunity whether location mightiness beryllium room to widen nan deadline, but noted that "the conversations are constructive, and they’re going successful nan correct direction."
Greer said nan U.S. comes into nan meetings "with a beardown hand" aft reaching waste and acquisition agreements pinch the European Union and Japan.
"We’ve had a batch of tensions complete nan years, we’ve had tensions now, but nan truth that we are regularly gathering pinch them to reside these issues, I deliberation that gives america a bully footing for these negotiations," Greer said of nan rounds of talks pinch China.
In May, nan countries came to an agreement to region steep tariff rates for 90 days aft nan 2 sides met successful Geneva.
Trump to meet pinch UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to talk waste and acquisition issues

Megan Lebowitz and Caroline Kenny
Trump is gathering pinch United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer astatine nan president's golden nine successful Turnberry, Scotland, connected nan heels of an statement that nan United States and United Kingdom reached connected waste and acquisition issues successful May.
White House property caput Karoline Leavitt told reporters past week that Trump and Starmer "will beryllium discussing genuinely formalizing and finishing up that waste and acquisition deal."
Later, Trump and Starmer are expected to caput northbound to Aberdeen, Scotland and person meal together.
Trump reaches statement pinch E.U. to enforce 15% tariff, pinch exceptions for cardinal industries
Trump announced a waste and acquisition statement pinch nan European Union yesterday that would group tariffs astatine 15%, ending what had been months of uncertainty surrounding waste and acquisition pinch nan United States’ largest waste and acquisition partner.
The tariff complaint is simply a simplification from nan 30% that Trump threatened on July 12 and nan 20% he said he would impose on April 2.
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