The next development in trade-war talks hinges on China's intellectual property plan — and whether the US will accept it
The next development in trade-war talks hinges on China's intellectual property plan — and whether the US will accept itThe next deadline in the US-China trade truce arrives on February 14, when China is set to submit its action plan for better enforcing intellectual property laws.
The"biggest risk" to investors would be any signal of the negotiations being derailed, the professor added.The next major deadline in trade-war negotiations arrives on February 14, when China submits its plan to better enforce intellectual property laws. The Trump administration hinted at work on a phase-two deal during the January signing ceremony, yet administration officials have since said the next deal has"no deadlines."
"There could be room for disagreement about what is a sufficient plan for China to address IP issues," the strategists said. Should the US take issue with the submitted plan or call for stricter language, the delay to business-as-usual for the negotiating nations could pull stocks from their lofty levels. The stock market"has priced into everything that China and the US are talking and that, sooner or later, there will be a real deal," Guillen said. The"biggest risk" to investors would be any signal of the negotiations being derailed, he added.
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