📉US and China Announce 90-Day Tariff Pause to Ease #Trade Strain
In a joint effort to cool escalating trade tensions, the #US and #china have agreed to temporarily roll back tariffs for 90 days.
🔹 US: #Tariffs on Chinese goods reduced from 145% → 30%
🔹 China: Duties on US imports cut from 125% → 10%
The deal, struck during talks in Geneva between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, is aimed at easing economic pressure and signalling a cooperative path forward.
Markets responded quickly:
📈 S&P 500 futures climbed +2.8%
💵 US Dollar Index rose +0.7%
Though short-term, the truce may pave the way for deeper negotiations between the world’s top two economies.