Washington  — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US and China are “very close to signing a big” trade deal that is  expected to see him reduce existing tariffs and delay ones due to take effect on Sunday, sending stocks to new records.

“They want it, and so do we!” he tweeted five minutes after stocks opened in New York...

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