Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated China and the US remain divided on the terms of a trade truce extension, suggesting that three to six months was a range that Washington could support.

US and Chinese officials offered upbeat assessments of their talks on artificial intelligence, trade and investment, signaling a mutual desire to steady ties ahead of this week’s summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lauded “very successful” talks with his Chinese counterparts on artificial intelligence, trade and investment, while China described the discussions as positive ahead of this week’s summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

US and Chinese officials met in New York to lay the groundwork for a high-profile summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, as the world’s two biggest economies seek to maintain — and potentially extend — a fragile trade truce.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead talks on trade and other pressure points Sunday in New York ahead of next week’s summit between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will attend talks with Chinese officials in New York on Sunday, according to a statement from his office.

The US is expected to hold off announcing new tariffs on China and other trading partners until after next week’s summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter, a delay that could preserve such a threat as leverage in the negotiations.

President Donald Trump directed agencies to remove Canadian goods from government contracts, executing an earlier threat as tensions between the two countries flare.

President Donald Trump’s latest trade maneuver leaves the door open to compromise with Canada, even as it threatens to exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis for Americans and further sour relations with Ottawa.

The US escalated its trade war with Canada following Ottawa’s tariff retaliation, moving to block imports of some products while slapping new tariffs on others, as well as seeking to bar Canadian companies from selling to government contractors.

A tariff investigation in President Donald Trump’s administration has spurred an unlikely critic: one of the largest Orthodox Jewish groups in the US.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that Anthropic PBC has patched its relationship with the Trump administration, signaling a possible end to months of sharp differences over security between the US and the artificial intelligence developer.

President Donald Trump signed an order easing tariffs on some ground beef imports, an effort to lower costs for consumers that has managed to rile ranchers and rural state Republicans before the November midterm elections.

US-Canada trade talks collapsed after last-minute pressure from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, according to people familiar with the matter, leaving President Donald Trump to impose new tariffs and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing retaliation.

US-Canada trade talks fell apart just before a midnight deadline, with 50% tariffs hitting billions of dollars of Canadian goods and Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to retaliate in a dispute that looks poised to intensify.

The tentative trade deal between the US and Canada would lower tariffs on certain Canadian exports of steel and aluminum to 25% and cut duties on Canadian auto exports to 15%, according to people familiar with the matter.

US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed optimism about finalizing a tariff agreement as negotiators from both countries met in Washington for further talks.

The Trump administration delayed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products for three days, saying the two sides had reached a tentative agreement to resolve a broader trade dispute that had plunged relations to a fresh low.

President Donald Trump’s administration is downplaying expectations for a last-minute deal with Canada to avert fresh tariffs that are set to take effect Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said.

Canada is racing to strike a deal with the Trump administration on Tuesday before a midnight deadline to avoid a 50% tariff on billions of dollars worth of exports to the US.