Pinkerton Insights Podcast

A commerce ministry spokesman announced last week that China will immediately implement the consensus both China and the U.S. sides already reached on agricultural products, energy, autos, and other specific items. These declarations came out after the discussions between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping concluded that they would give 90 days to negotiators to figure out their trade spat. Both sides stated that they would also discuss intellectual property protection, technology cooperation, market access, and fair trade. However, there have been no clarifications regarding the measures that will be taken in order to maintain the agreement conditions, causing stock markets to destabilize.  We assess that this will be a relevant matter for all clients operating in both countries or buying products from them in the near to long term as the measures are likely to be implemented immediately and would continue in order to keep the agreement. Until the conditions of the agreement are announced, it is possible