U.S. and China Signal Trade Progress Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Oct. 27. President Trump touches down in Tokyo, following a busy weekend in Malaysia that included trade agreements with several nations. Plus, Javier Milei scores a decisive victory in Argentina, which WSJ’s Chelsey Dulaney says will allow talks to continue on a multi-billion aid package for the struggling country. And, American women’s pay is falling, with return-to-office mandates possibly to blame. Caitlin McCabe hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.3	President Trump's tour through Asia continues after reaching trade packs with several nations.
0:25.7	Plus, the U.S. gender pay gap hits its widest level since 2016.
0:31.1	The gender pay gap has been widening for two years in a row. That hasn't happened in a very long time.
0:37.1	And Javier Malay scores a decisive victory in Argentina, shoring up his standing with Washington.
0:44.1	It's Monday, October 27th. I'm Caitlin McCabe for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News.
0:50.6	The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
0:58.1	President Trump touched down in Asia Saturday for the start of his week-long swing across the continent.
1:04.9	His first stop, Malaysia, where Trump was greeted with a great deal of pomp and circumstance.
1:13.1	Touching down in Kuala Lumpur, Trump arrived to a tarmac filled with troops, dancers, music,
1:19.2	and the country's prime minister, who joined Trump in his limo, known as the Beast, as they sped off
1:24.8	to a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
1:28.9	In the day since, the administration said it reached trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia
1:33.8	and frameworks for deals with Thailand and Vietnam. Trump also presided over the signing of a
1:40.4	peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand, which clashed in July over a long-running border
1:45.9	dispute. The journal's Meredith McGrath is traveling with the president on this visit and joins me
1:50.7	now. Meredith, seems like it's been a busy couple of days in Asia. Can we back up for a second?
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