With the capital markets feeding off positive U.S.-China trade deal news, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a blow saying he may wait until next year to finalize a deal with China. This flipped the risk-off switch for investors who added more safe haven government bonds, causing Treasury yields to fall.
“In some ways, I like the idea of waiting until after the election for the China deal, but they want to make a deal now and we will see whether or not the deal is going to be right,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “I have no deadline, no … In some ways, I think it is better to wait until after the election if you want to know the truth.”
The markets didn’t take kindly to the news as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 400 points early in Tuesday’s trading session.
“The president’s objective always has been to get the right deal independently of when, or anything else like that. So, his objectives haven’t changed and if we don’t have a deal, he’s perfectly happy to continue with the tariffs,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC.
After reaching an agreement in October on a “phase one” trade deal, the markets were expecting the deal to finalize by the middle of December.
“The market implications of ‘no deal’ are ostensibly straightforward,” Ian Lyngen, BMO’s head of U.S. rates said in a note on Tuesday. “Trade war inspired global uncertainties will limit the upside for risk assets and put a ceiling on how far Treasury yields can increase in any bearish episode.”
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