Beijing is going on an international charm campaign to coax other countries hit hard by “Liberation Day” tariffs to take on the U.S.

The U.S. and China held talks on Thursday morning to help resolve an ongoing trade war, President Donald Trump said. "We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we've been meeting with China,

For all his bravado on tariffs, President Trump still seems to have a soft spot for bull markets. Fueled by a volley of comments out of the White House related to trade and monetary policy, stocks have rallied across back-to-back trading sessions.