Summary
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a major trade agreement to be revealed on the 8th.
- This news was reported to be related to a trade agreement with the UK.
- The announcement is said to be the first of many agreements to come.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a major press conference related to a trade agreement.
On the 7th (local time), President Trump stated on his social media platform Truth Social, "There will be an important press conference tomorrow (8th) at 10 AM in the Oval Office (White House office)," adding that it concerns "an important trade agreement with representatives of a very large and respected country." The press conference announced by President Trump will be held at 11 PM on the 8th, Korean time. President Trump added, "This is the first of many agreements to follow."
In relation to this, U.S. political media outlet Politico reported on the same day that "President Trump plans to announce details of a major trade agreement with the UK." The UK Financial Times (FT) also recently reported that "the UK is expected to sign a tariff agreement with the U.S. within this week."
JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul
