US President Trump: We will probably be able to work it out on trade

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The US President Donald Trump, speaking with reporters at NATO Summit in the last hour, said that we will talk about trade and probably be able to work it out.

Additional quotes:

• We have a good relationship with France.
• We intend to make a lot of progress with Macron.
• We've had minor disputes but believe we will work it out.

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Haresh Menghani

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Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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