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Trump agrees to extend US-China trade truce

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On Monday, with nary a moment to spare, Donald Trump issued an executive order granting a three-month extension to the US-China trade ceasefire.
Some context: With the truce set to expire on August 12, speculation swirled as to whether the two sides would agree to maintaining reduced tariff rates, o...