Economics

China Says Got ‘Consensus in Principle,’ U.S. Sees Progress

A deal could help Trump in 2020, but wider accord is uncertain
Anxieties over trade have weighed on the U.S. economy

Kudlow discusses the October jobs report and gives an update on the progress of U.S.-China trade talks.Source: Bloomberg

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By William Edwards, Ryan Beene, and Shawn Donnan

November 1, 2019 at 3:02 PM UTC

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November 1, 2019 at 10:18 PM UTC

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China and the U.S. signaled they’re getting closer to agreeing on the first phase of a deal aimed at reducing tensions in a trade war that’s slowed the global economy.