Following President Trump’s official announcement of a trade deal with the UK, U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer characterized the agreement as a framework for deals with other countries.
The deal is “exactly the type of deal we should be making,” said Greer in a CNBC interview.
Greer and Bessent Set to Meet with China This Weekend
On Saturday, Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with China Vice Premier He Lifeng in Switzerland. Greer believes that the meeting will act as a stepping stone for more advanced discussions between the two world powers.
The market is responding positively to the first trade deal with the S&P 500 (SPX) up by 1.28%.
