Trump’s latest threat raised fears of an impasse in the U.S.-China trade negotiations and the trade fiction goes on.

Predictions of future growth and bets the United States and China can end their damaging trade war with a truce boosted markets.

Markets expect that Washington and Beijing can soon sign off on a deal to end a trade war that has been a drag on global economic growth. Or not?

The United States and China are getting close to a trade agreement, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said.