Segments From This Episode

• The U.S. and China reached a new trade deal. What does it mean?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  

  The U.S. and China have agreed to temporarily rollback on some tariffs. Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, puts today’s deal into context.

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• With China tariffs on hold, will Americans stop stockpiling goods?

  by Henry Epp

  

  The last time Trump issued a 90-day pause on a different set of tariffs, consumer sentiment didn’t change much.

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• A light at the end of the trade war tunnel?

  Gretchen Blough, a U.S. customs broker for Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania talks about the impact of the latest partial tariff rollback.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Congressional committees start work on massive GOP package to extend 2017 tax cuts

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  The package of bills seeks to pay for the extended tax cuts by making controversial reductions to entitlement programs and food aid.

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• Trump's 90-day pause on China tariffs is a relief to many U.S. farmers

  by Savannah Peters

  

  China is the biggest international market for U.S. soybeans and many other crops.

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• TikTok-savvy Chinese manufacturers are marketing directly to American consumers

  by Kai Ryssdal, Sarah Leeson and Sean McHenry

  

  “What these factory owners are making is a point that, even with the tariff, it is still going to be drastically cheaper than when you’re buying from the brand directly,” said Caiwei Chen, a China reporter for MIT Technology Review.

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