Markets are rallying ahead of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, in which the two are expected to strike a deal that will increase trade and at least pause a rare-earth restriction that was expected to disrupt global supply chains.
Trade officials on both sides, who met last week for the fifth round of in-person talks in Malaysia, announced on Oct. 26 that they had reached a framework for a trade agreement.
Chinese negotiators said the U.S. position had been “tough.” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined a list that suggested the Chinese side had agreed to everything Trump had raised….
What’s on the Table for the Trump–Xi Meeting?

