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Trump’s trade war heats up again

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President Trump provoked a stock market selloff earlier this week when he told reporters that a China trade deal might not be completed until after next year’s election. There are also possible new tariffs on France as well as renewed…

About that China trade deal…

Last Friday, I reported on President Trump’s announcement that the United States and China had reached a “ substantial phase one deal” trade. The president claimed that the deal included intellectual property concerns as well as a Chinese commitment to…