Xi has accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs
|The good news in US President Trump announcing that the deal with China may be signed soon has been superseded by a Reuters news that stated that Xi had accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs.
The two leaders spoke a week after their envoys sealed a “Phase 1” agreement aimed at ending an 18-month trade war that has rattled markets and raised tensions.
Trump announced the phone call in a tweet. A White House official said they spoke on Friday morning. China Central Television said Xi spoke to Trump at the request of the U.S. president.
“Had a very good talk with President Xi of China concerning our giant Trade Deal. China has already started large scale purchase of agricultural product & more. Formal signing being arranged. Also talked about North Korea, where we are working with China, & Hong Kong (progress!)” Trump tweeted,
– a Reuters article read.
FX implications
AUD/JPY is giving back some ground in the open, down in a range of between 75.61 and 75.22.
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