After second day of talks with the U.S., Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said trade talks with the U.S. “achieved substantial progress and reached important consensus.”

Tariff rates on small packages from China will be cut in half, though a flat-fee option will not change, the White House said Monday. Why it matters: Trump previously ended a loophole that allowed low-value goods into the country tariff-free — the rate reversal will ease price pressures on customers of Chinese retailers like Shein and Temu.

Investors eye more trade deals, updates from President Trump’s trip to the Middle East and fresh consumer inflation data after U.S. stocks soared Monday as investors celebrated major progress on U.S.-China trade talks.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Friday afternoon, a day after President Trump announced the first major trade deal following last month’s sweeping tariff

Britain's FTSE was 100 flat on Tuesday after a rally fuelled by a U.S.-China trade truce, while fresh data revealed a cooling UK labour market that could influence the Bank of England's future rate decisions.

President Donald Trump is "determined to continue with a "10% baseline tariff" against all countries despite his U.K. trade deal, the White House said.

A deal with China is a relief to investors who worried tariffs as high as 145% would severely limit trade, raise prices and hurt the U.S. economy.

The United States will cut the low value "de minimis" tariff on China shipments, a White House executive order said on Monday, further de-escalating a potentially damaging trade war between the world's two largest economies,