Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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You can't stop though. Trade talks between America and China appear to be entering an endgame.

Discussions between the two countries will resume this week after a tit for tat trade

war that has cast a shadow over the world economy. Detail on what's been discussed so

far has been vague, but the mood music from both camps has been positive. The Chinese

have spoken of tangible progress. Steve Mnuchin, America's Treasury Secretary, says the

talks are in the final laps. And President Donald Trump, who last week suggested a visit

from his counterpart Xi Jinping could be on the cards, has played up the significance of

any agreement.

It's a massive deal. It could be one of the, I guess it is if you think about it, the

biggest deal ever made. It can't be a deal like this. No matter where you look, there

can't be a deal like this. This is the grand out of them all.

So this week the American officials are going to Beijing.

Mayacans is our US economic senator.

We've got Robert Lighthizer, who's the United States Trade Representative. He's going

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