RE: USA and Chaina.....6 May 2019 16:49
I see merit in what you're saying Max ..
this could be argued many different ways..
Personally, I'd rather the Trade deal is agreed in May than not.. in case for eg the Chinese authorities have, against the background of ongoing trade deal negotiations, sign off of SR/Bagr deal alongside sundry others on hold,, for eg
Of course, if tarrifs are racheted up from Friday as Donald tweeted, you could argue that this deal will be green lighted as a fight back mechanism for sure then .. and/or as negotiations have now stopped, it's back to sign off as per previously usual and so it's signed off... or sign off has nothing to do with the trade deal in the first place.. etc... :-)
who knows..
Generally, for the greater World Economy good, I'm hoping this 'The Donald' style sledgehammer play will help the Chinese focus on just agreeing what's been negotiated so far instead of maybe sliding/backtracking? somewhat at this late stage.