Kudlow: U.S., China nearing trade deal with talks ‘around the clock’

The U.S. and China are close to an agreement for the first phase of a trade deal with talks occurring “around the clock,” National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said on Friday, though he added that there was no “arbitrary deadline” to conclude negotiations. U.S. and Chinese trade deputies met on Wednesday, Kudlow said in an interview with Bloomberg . “The final strokes are not there, we’re coming down to short strokes,” he said. “Now, some of the most delicate...