The U.S.-China trade war will continue to escalate through the U.S. midterm elections, said Deborah Elms, executive director at the Asian Trade Centre. That is as there is not “enough pain in the system yet” for either side to want to try a new approach. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/08/27/us-mexico-reach-partial-agreement-resolve-trade-conflict-step-towards-nafta-deal/?utm_term=.e8088d2944eb

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