US Commerce Sec. Ross: Making very good progress towards completion of phase one trade negotiations with China

Additional headlines are crossing the wires from the US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, as he now talks about the US-China trade deal.

Making very good progress towards completion of phase one trade negotiations with China.

Phase one agreement will reduce tensions between US and China, will also rebuild trust.

Hopeful that phase one agreement with China will be precursor of more robust agreement.

Can't blame slowdown in trade solely on US-China discussions.

If we resolve phase one that will calm people down a lot because they will see the end point is in sight.

Ready to discuss Thai trade preference cuts from today if Thailand wants to get into reopening discussions on workers' rights.