US and China reach a trade deal: beef, chooks, financial services ...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the US & China will expand trade in beef and chicken, increase access for financial firms

• China will allow U.S. imports of beef no later than July 16
• The United States said it would issue a proposed rule to allow Chinese cooked poultry to enter U.S. markets ... also by July 16
• China will also allow U.S.-owned card payment services to begin the licensing process
• Foreign-owned firms in China will also be able to provide credit rating services

Reuters reporting

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There are lots of headlines coming from the US, many of them indicating disarray in the administration ... but there is progress being made ...

Case in point .... the trade deal is a start, it may be small in the bigger trade picture, but a start