Will China’s economy push a U.S. trade deal?
By Bloomberg
27 January 2019 |
11:10 am
Jay Bryson, global economist at Wells Fargo Securities, and Paul Richards, president at Medley Global Advisors, discuss trade talks between China and the United States and the state of China's economy.
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