Asian markets fall as trade-deal uncertainty returns

Asian markets retreated in early trading Wednesday, as the afterglow of last weekend’s trade-truce announcement gave way to the uncertainty that a deal will actually be made anytime soon. Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, said Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and China were headed in a “very good direction,” but a lack of concrete details and both sides’ hardened positions make the chances for a trade deal little better than they were before Trump’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. While Trump said Monday that some talks had “already begun,” high-level negotiations have not been held since early May, and none are scheduled. Tuesday night, Trump said he intends to nominate Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller to two vacant spots on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. That could give Trump more allies in his efforts to persuade the Fed to cut interest rates.

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