US stock futures slipped as Wall Street assessed easing tensions between the US and key trading partners as well as softening inflation.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to extend a July 8 deadline for completing trade talks with countries before higher U.S. tariffs take effect, but did not believe that would be necessary.

Shortly after President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, he launched a tariff war against China, as part of a broader implementation of import taxes on goods from several dozen countries as Trump seeks to reset the foundations of global trade.

The treasury secretary's remarks indicate that the Trump administration might be more inclined to shift the self-imposed deadline as it gets closer.

As President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced progress on trade negotiations with China, Wall Street continues to ask questions on how much tariffs the nation’s retail chains can handle.

In the days before President Donald Trump suddenly paused most of the punishing tariffs on foreign countries he had revealed in early April, more than a dozen congressional lawmakers were tied to thousands of dollars’ worth of stock transactions,

Here are all the tariffs, counter-tariffs, dealmaking, and deal-breaking between the world’s two biggest economies.

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