Accustomed as the world has become to dealing with the huge gaps between what he says and what he does, a ‘pause’ might have been struck on the worry and anxiety button

Having caused havoc to world trade in a tussle with the world's second largest economy, US President Donald Trump said he had made deals with Chinese supremo Xi Jinping in a100-minute meeting in Busan in South Korea. Accustomed as the world has become to dealing with the huge gaps between what he says and what he does, a ‘pause’ might have been struck on the worry and anxiety button. But to believe all problems have been summarily resolved is to believe that an unpredictable Trump may be inclined to match words with action this time.

A 10 per cent drop in US tariffs — from 57 per cent to 47 per cent — in return for China

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