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U.S. An extension of the one-year trade truce would remove one potential stumbling block for a world economy grappling with wars in Iran and Ukraine, elevated oil prices and rekindling inflation concerns that are pushing up global borrowing costs. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington on Sept. 24.S1
- An extension of the one-year trade truce would remove one potential stumbling block for a world economy grappling with wars in Iran and Ukraine, elevated oil prices and rekindling inflation concerns that are pushing up global borrowing costs.S2
