While Trump has expressed optimism about agreements with Europe and China, among others, so far it’s been just that: positive comments, but no signed deals.

President Donald Trump told reporters that he thought he could wrap up tariff talks “over the next three or four weeks.” Meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni earlier in the day, he said he was "in no rush" to finish trade deals.

President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus out of the world by announcing astronomically high tariffs, get countries to come to the negotiating table,