A tweet Tuesday announcing a meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sent stock markets soaring. Trump has said for days that he hoped to meet with Xi at the summit in Osaka, Japan, but Chinese officials had not yet confirmed the meeting would occur. “Had a very good telephone conversation with President Xi of China,” Trump wrote on Twitter. At a dinner with top advisers, Trump and Xi agreed to negotiate to resolve the trade battle. Trump said last week that he would move forward with those tariffs if Xi refused to meet at the G-20.

Source: Washington Post June 18, 2019 13:55 UTC