Trump was less optimistic than his aides on striking a trade deal with China, saying that while he believed China was ready to come to an agreement, "I'm not ready to make a deal yet."
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying on Sunday they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile week on global bond markets, and insisting their trade war with China was doing no damage to the United States.
"We're doing tremendously well, our consumers are rich, I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they're loaded up with money, " Trump said on Sunday.
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