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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

How Good Is Trump's Trade Deal With China?

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump calls his meeting with President Xi Jinping a ‘12 out of 10,’ and reduces tariffs by 10%. What does it mean for the future of U.S.-China relations? Plus, the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another 25 basis points on Wednesday, even though inflation is still above target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:41.3

Donald Trump announces a trade deal with China after his meeting in South Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Trump,

0:47.9

as he often does, calls it a 12 out of 10. How will we rate it? And what does it mean for the future of U.S.-China relations?

0:56.3

Plus, the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another 25 basis points on Wednesday,

1:02.2

but signals maybe not another cut in December, as markets have been anticipating. Has the Fed given

1:09.6

up too soon on its fight against inflation?

1:13.2

Those are the subjects for our Potomac Watch podcast today. I'm Paul Giego, editor of the

1:18.9

opinion pages, the Wall Street Journal and my colleagues, Alicia Finley here in studio, and Joe

1:25.3

Sternberg in his London abode, both of which follow markets and monetary policy. Welcome.

1:34.0

Well, Donald Trump, as he usually does, after a foreign leader declares at one of the greatest meetings in the history of Summetry, he declared a trade deal with Xi Jinping, a great success. Let's listen to the

1:45.2

President on Air Force One on his way home. I've agreed, as you know, I put a 20% tariff on

1:52.3

China because of the event that all coming in, which is a big tariff. And based on the statements

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