# Tariff Truce With China Eases ‘Cold War’ Fears

> The US and China agreed to a tariff truce that delays new duties, easing fears of a prolonged trade conflict. The administration said the deal would include agriculture and energy purchases.

- Date: 2018-12-02 · published 2018-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11524-tariff-truce-with-china-eases-cold-war-fears
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Agricultural purchase commitments from China would likely lift US farm commodity prices, and reduced trade tension may ease the supply-chain shifts that have weighed on export demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-05 | [Tariff fears trigger Chinese buying - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27377-tariff-fears-trigger-chinese-buying-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [China Tariff Warning Doesn't Phase Soybean Market \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49726-china-tariff-warning-doesn-t-phase-soybean-market-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-16 | [China buys $67 million Worth of U.S. Soybeans as Trade War Eases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56927-china-buys-67-million-worth-of-u-s-soybeans-as-trade-war-eases.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2019-10-11 | [Trump announces 'phase one' trade deal with China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56427-trump-announces-phase-one-trade-deal-with-china.md) | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2018-12-03 | [Grains React to U.S.-China Trade Truce, Close With Solid Gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5832-grains-react-to-u-s-china-trade-truce-close-with-solid-gains.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tariff-truce-with-china-eases-cold-war-fears-1543751615

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