McLean County Farm Bureau

PROMISE OF JAPAN DEAL CAPS TRUMP’S TURBULENT WEEKEND ON TRADE

In 48-hour span, starting Friday, President Trump roiled global markets by tweeting his intention to again raise tariffs on China and ordering U.S. companies out of the country, then appeared to backpedal, saying at the G7 summit he was having “second thoughts” about the U.S.-Sino trade war. The weekend ended with a bit of potentially good news on trade, when Trump and Japan President Shinzo Abe announced an agreement “in principle” on a deal that would include Japan buying surplus corn from the U.S. (Successful Farming)