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The United States and China have agreed a deal to slash reciprocal tariffs for now as the world’s two biggest economies seek to end a trade war that has disrupted the global outlook and set financial markets on edge.
Speaking after talks with Chinese officials in Geneva, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Monday the two sides had agreed on a 90-day pause on measures and that tariffs would come down by more than 100 percentage points to 10 per cent.
“Both countries represented their national interest very well,” Bessent said.
“We both have an interest in balanced trade, the US will continue moving towards that.

Bessent spoke alongside US trade representative Jamieson Greer following the weekend discussions, during which both parties praised the advancements made in bridging their differences.

The Geneva meetings were the first face-to-face interactions between senior US and Chinese economic officials since President Donald Trump returned to power and launched a global tariff blitz, imposing particularly hefty duties on China.
Since taking office in January, Trump has hiked the tariffs paid by US importers for goods from China to 145 per cent, as well as those he imposed on many Chinese goods during his first term and the duties levied by the Biden administration.
China hit back by putting export curbs on some rare earth elements, vital for US manufacturers of weapons and electronic consumer goods, and.
The tariff dispute brought nearly $US600 billion ($933 billion) in two-way trade to a standstill, disrupting supply chains, sparking fears of stagflation and triggering some lay-offs.
Financial markets have been looking out for signs of a thaw in the trade war and Wall Street stock futures climbed and the dollar firmed against safe haven peers on Monday as the talks boosted hopes a global recession might be avoided.

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