Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday tracking shares after the signing of a trade deal between the US and China. Photo: AP Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday tracking shares after the signing of a trade deal between the US and China. Photo: AP
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday tracking shares after the signing of a trade deal between the US and China. Photo: AP
China /  Diplomacy

US markets lose early gains on phase one trade war deal signing as traders worry about wider issues

  • Dow industrials jump as much as 206 points ahead of signing, then regroup as assessments are made
  • Beyond tariffs, analysts note, numerous other issues continue to plague the US-China relationship

Topic |   US-China trade war
Jodi Xu Klein
Jodi Xu Klein

Updated: 3:30pm, 17 Feb, 2020

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Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday tracking shares after the signing of a trade deal between the US and China. Photo: AP Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday tracking shares after the signing of a trade deal between the US and China. Photo: AP
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday tracking shares after the signing of a trade deal between the US and China. Photo: AP
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