> Trump's new "trade deal" with China must be a nothingburger. He probably gave the store away just to pull himself out of this mess he got himself into

It will be a nothingburger Trumpeted as something 169x more significant than it actually is.

And baggers will take it hook, line, and sinker.

Phillip_McCavity wrote:

China says it is mainly an agreement to keep talking.

Trade treaties require a vote of both houses of Congress, and hearings and stuff.

These aren't trade treaties. They are executive agreements. They have no force of law and can change on a whim.

They are not stable for industry.

Glad you are back and participating.

You often have something insightful to say.