The decision was due Friday and would have opened another front in the trade war. It was a major worry for European policymakers in particular.
Top US officials discussed the tariffs at a meeting yesterday, according to the report. The idea is to let Japan and EU trade negotiations play out first.
US stocks have wiped out gains on the headlines and USD/JPY jumped to 109.54. The euro is the main beneficiary as EUR/USD climbs 40 pips to 1.2121 and EUR/JPY rallies into positive territory.
The negative spin here is that Trump must believe the battle with China will be a prolonged one and that he doesn't want to fight on two fronts.
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