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Monday, May 12, 2025

US China "Trade Talks” Begin

Given the amount and length of the China trade abuses and unfair sourcing, it seems likely China will work diligently to maintain a major advantage going forward. Visions of speedy “fair trade” and the need for the US to protect our national security will be a major challenge and unfortunately Americans are Not known for long-term tenacity.
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U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days as trade talks continue
The world’s two biggest economies agreed to a temporary rollback of most of their recent levies after negotiating in Switzerland over the weekend.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/tariffs-china-trump-agree-slash-levies-duties-business-markets-bessent-rcna206193
The United States and China announced a 90-day pause on most of their recent tariffs on each other, fueling hopes on Wall Street of a cooldown in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
The combined U.S. tariff rate on Chinese imports will be cut to 30% from 145%, while China’s levies on U.S. imports will fall to 10% from 125%, the countries said early Monday morning.
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Stocks Soar on Temporary U.S.-China Tariff Rollback … WSJ
Nasdaq jumps 4% to enter bull market, Dow adds 1,100 points after sides slash tariffs ahead of more talks … WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/?mod=wsjheader_logo
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said meetings over a fuller deal would likely start in the next few weeks, but it would be implausible for reciprocal tariffs on China to fall below 10%.
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ReBuilding US Manufacturing
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2025/04/rebuilding-us-manufacturing.html
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