Key Takeaways The U.S. and U.K. announced a trade deal framework on Thursday, boosting Wall Street's hopes for more deals to come. U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled to meet in Switzerland this weekend to hold their first talks since the beginning of a tit-for-tat trade war that White House officials have compared to an embargo.

The meeting is the strongest sign yet that the world's two biggest economies are ready to de-escalate their trade war.

To hear Donald Trump and some of his advisers tell it, trade tariffs will accomplish many things: stimulate the U.S. economy, bring home manufacturing jobs, raise tax revenues and provide America leverage to renegotiate security deals with its allies.

The U.S. and United Kingdom have signed a trade deal, the first such agreement since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on trading partners earlier this year. The deal is set to lower tariffs on steel and automobiles and make it easier for the U.

The UK trade deal struck with US President Donald Trump will have “disastrous” consequences for Britain’s ethanol sector as tariff-free imports threaten local producers’ existence, an industry group warned.