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🌏 Trump in China — Day Two and Markets Are Watching Every Word
We are deep into the Beijing summit now and the signals coming out are more constructive than most pessimists expected going in.
Day two of Trump's China visit is where the real substance typically emerges. The ceremonial openings are done. The cameras have had their moments. Now the actual negotiations are happening behind closed doors and the details filtering through are moving markets in real time.
Here is what traders are focusing on today.
The tariff conversation appears to be progressing toward a framework rather than a resolution. Both sides understand that a complete tariff reversal is not politically possible in a single three day summit. What markets are actually pricing in is the tone — whether this visit establishes a constructive working relationship between the two administrations or whether it exposes deeper irreconcilable differences. So far the tone is winning.
The Iran angle remains the most immediately market relevant thread. China facilitating a US-Iran ceasefire would directly attack the energy inflation that pushed April CPI to 3.8% and is keeping the Fed's hands tied. Oil dropping on genuine ceasefire progress means inflation eases, rate cut timelines improve, and every risk asset including Bitcoin gets a direct liquidity tailwind. That chain of causation runs directly from a conversation happening in Beijing right now to Bitcoin's price next week.
Corporate America is also making its presence felt. Boeing and Qualcomm executives joining the trip — despite Qualcomm's stock dropping nearly 12% this week — signals that business deals are being structured alongside diplomatic frameworks. When companies send executives to diplomatic summits they expect to come home with something tangible.
What I find most interesting is Bitcoin's behavior through all of this. Holding above $81,000 while CPI beats expectations, semiconductors bleed, and a new unknown Fed chair takes over tomorrow is quietly one of the most bullish technical signals of the month. Assets that refuse to break down on bad news are telling you something important about underlying demand.
The summit concludes May 15th. Whatever joint statement emerges will set the macro tone heading into the final weeks of May.
I am positioned for a positive outcome. Stops are in place if I am wrong.
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