Mnuchin: Tariffs on Chinese products put on hold; 'trade war' averted

The U.S. will suspend plans to impose new tariffs on Chinese goods, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed on Sunday. On Fox News Sunday, Mnuchin said two days of talks between U.S. and Chinese officials in Washington, DC, late last week produced a “framework” to “substantially reduce the trade deficit by increasing their purchases of goods,” as well as “very important structural issues that they are going to make in their economy to make sure that we have a fair ability...