Lutnick Says US-China Trade Truce Signed, 10 Deals Imminent

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The US and China finalized a trade understanding reached last month in Geneva, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, adding that the White House has imminent plans to reach agreements with a set of 10 major trading partners.The China deal, which Lutnick said had been signed two days ago, codifies the terms laid out in trade talks between Beijing and Washington, including a commitment from China to deliver rare earths used in everything from wind turbines to jet planes. “They’re going to deliver rare earths to us” and once they do that, “we’ll take down our countermeasures,” Lutnick told Bloomberg News in an interview. US-China Trade Talks Start In London To Address Export Curbs(Source: Bloomberg)A White House official said the US and China agreed to the terms to implement the Geneva accord. A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington declined to comment, while China’s Foreign Ministry in Beijing didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. The offshore yuan was little changed on the news and China’s equity futures were yet to open. Futures on the S&P 500 Index were steady.The China agreement sets out the terms laid out in trade talks between Beijing and Washington this year — a milestone after both sides have accused each other of violating the terms of previous handshake accords. Yet it still hinges on future actions by both nations, including China’s export of rare earth materials. Lutnick told Bloomberg Television that President Donald Trump was also prepared to finalize a slate of trade deals in the coming two weeks in connection with the president’s July 9 deadline to reinstate higher tariffs he paused in April. “We’re going to do top 10 deals, put them in the right category, and then these other countries will fit behind,” he said.US-India Trade Deal To Kick In Soon? Trump Hints A 'Very-Big' Deal With India. Read more on Economy & Finance by NDTV Profit.