US-China trade talks have produced no breakthrough announcements or bilateral commitments in the final week before the August 31 deadline, leaving insufficient time for the procedural steps required under Section 301 processes and the U.S.-China Board of Trade established in May 2026. Recent reporting indicates the administration plans to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods over excess capacity concerns before the September Xi-Trump summit, consistent with the existing truce framework that caps effective rates near 20% while deferring broader reductions. Negotiations over reciprocal adjustments on roughly $30 billion in goods from each side remain in the comment and consultation phase, with the one-year pause on heightened duties set to extend into November. A last-minute executive order or joint statement could still shift the outcome, though current actions point to continued tariff implementation rather than comprehensive agreement.
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This market will resolve to "Yes" if an official agreement over tariffs, defined as a publicly announced mutual agreement, is reached between the United States and China between market creation and August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
If such an agreement is officially reached before the resolution date, this market will resolve to "Yes", regardless of if/when the agreement goes into effect.
Informal and unilateral announcements which do not constitute a finalized agreement will not count.
The publicly announced lowering of tariffs by both China and the U.S. will qualify as a mutual agreement over trade and/or tariffs if confirmed as part of a mutual agreement by an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting, even if a formal agreement isn’t mutually announced.
Agreements that include the United States and China as parties, even if they also involve other countries will qualify for resolution.
The primary resolution source for this market will be an official announcement by the United States and the People's Republic of China, however an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting confirming an agreement has been reached will also qualify.US-China trade talks have produced no breakthrough announcements or bilateral commitments in the final week before the August 31 deadline, leaving insufficient time for the procedural steps required under Section 301 processes and the U.S.-China Board of Trade established in May 2026. Recent reporting indicates the administration plans to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods over excess capacity concerns before the September Xi-Trump summit, consistent with the existing truce framework that caps effective rates near 20% while deferring broader reductions. Negotiations over reciprocal adjustments on roughly $30 billion in goods from each side remain in the comment and consultation phase, with the one-year pause on heightened duties set to extend into November. A last-minute executive order or joint statement could still shift the outcome, though current actions point to continued tariff implementation rather than comprehensive agreement.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if an official agreement over tariffs, defined as a publicly announced mutual agreement, is reached between the United States and China between market creation and August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
If such an agreement is officially reached before the resolution date, this market will resolve to "Yes", regardless of if/when the agreement goes into effect.
Informal and unilateral announcements which do not constitute a finalized agreement will not count.
The publicly announced lowering of tariffs by both China and the U.S. will qualify as a mutual agreement over trade and/or tariffs if confirmed as part of a mutual agreement by an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting, even if a formal agreement isn’t mutually announced.
Agreements that include the United States and China as parties, even if they also involve other countries will qualify for resolution.
The primary resolution source for this market will be an official announcement by the United States and the People's Republic of China, however an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting confirming an agreement has been reached will also qualify.
If such an agreement is officially reached before the resolution date, this market will resolve to "Yes", regardless of if/when the agreement goes into effect.
Informal and unilateral announcements which do not constitute a finalized agreement will not count.
The publicly announced lowering of tariffs by both China and the U.S. will qualify as a mutual agreement over trade and/or tariffs if confirmed as part of a mutual agreement by an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting, even if a formal agreement isn’t mutually announced.
Agreements that include the United States and China as parties, even if they also involve other countries will qualify for resolution.
The primary resolution source for this market will be an official announcement by the United States and the People's Republic of China, however an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting confirming an agreement has been reached will also qualify.
Market Opened: Jul 31, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if an official agreement over tariffs, defined as a publicly announced mutual agreement, is reached between the United States and China between market creation and August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
If such an agreement is officially reached before the resolution date, this market will resolve to "Yes", regardless of if/when the agreement goes into effect.
Informal and unilateral announcements which do not constitute a finalized agreement will not count.
The publicly announced lowering of tariffs by both China and the U.S. will qualify as a mutual agreement over trade and/or tariffs if confirmed as part of a mutual agreement by an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting, even if a formal agreement isn’t mutually announced.
Agreements that include the United States and China as parties, even if they also involve other countries will qualify for resolution.
The primary resolution source for this market will be an official announcement by the United States and the People's Republic of China, however an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting confirming an agreement has been reached will also qualify.US-China trade talks have produced no breakthrough announcements or bilateral commitments in the final week before the August 31 deadline, leaving insufficient time for the procedural steps required under Section 301 processes and the U.S.-China Board of Trade established in May 2026. Recent reporting indicates the administration plans to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods over excess capacity concerns before the September Xi-Trump summit, consistent with the existing truce framework that caps effective rates near 20% while deferring broader reductions. Negotiations over reciprocal adjustments on roughly $30 billion in goods from each side remain in the comment and consultation phase, with the one-year pause on heightened duties set to extend into November. A last-minute executive order or joint statement could still shift the outcome, though current actions point to continued tariff implementation rather than comprehensive agreement.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if an official agreement over tariffs, defined as a publicly announced mutual agreement, is reached between the United States and China between market creation and August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
If such an agreement is officially reached before the resolution date, this market will resolve to "Yes", regardless of if/when the agreement goes into effect.
Informal and unilateral announcements which do not constitute a finalized agreement will not count.
The publicly announced lowering of tariffs by both China and the U.S. will qualify as a mutual agreement over trade and/or tariffs if confirmed as part of a mutual agreement by an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting, even if a formal agreement isn’t mutually announced.
Agreements that include the United States and China as parties, even if they also involve other countries will qualify for resolution.
The primary resolution source for this market will be an official announcement by the United States and the People's Republic of China, however an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting confirming an agreement has been reached will also qualify.
If such an agreement is officially reached before the resolution date, this market will resolve to "Yes", regardless of if/when the agreement goes into effect.
Informal and unilateral announcements which do not constitute a finalized agreement will not count.
The publicly announced lowering of tariffs by both China and the U.S. will qualify as a mutual agreement over trade and/or tariffs if confirmed as part of a mutual agreement by an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting, even if a formal agreement isn’t mutually announced.
Agreements that include the United States and China as parties, even if they also involve other countries will qualify for resolution.
The primary resolution source for this market will be an official announcement by the United States and the People's Republic of China, however an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting confirming an agreement has been reached will also qualify.
Volume
$2,860End Date
Aug 31, 2026Market Opened
Jul 31, 2026, 4:15 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...US-China trade talks have produced no breakthrough announcements or bilateral commitments in the final week before the August 31 deadline, leaving insufficient time for the procedural steps required under Section 301 processes and the U.S.-China Board of Trade established in May 2026. Recent reporting indicates the administration plans to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods over excess capacity concerns before the September Xi-Trump summit, consistent with the existing truce framework that caps effective rates near 20% while deferring broader reductions. Negotiations over reciprocal adjustments on roughly $30 billion in goods from each side remain in the comment and consultation phase, with the one-year pause on heightened duties set to extend into November. A last-minute executive order or joint statement could still shift the outcome, though current actions point to continued tariff implementation rather than comprehensive agreement.
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