Canadian Prime minister Carney says Donald Trump reached out on Wednesday to schedule a call between the two. The talk is that the call will take place on Friday. Carney said on Thursday: * "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over." Carney says he is looking to negotiate. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

This is all childish but I imagine that the bridge eventually gets crossed because both men want to talk and want to lower the risks. Lingling Wei from the WSJ reportsEarly this week, Trump indicated he was waiting for Xi to give him a call. Xi is unlikely to do so but if Trump takes the initiative and makes the call, Xi likely would take it. GAME OF CHICKEN. I don't know if this is some kind of message sending through the media or speculation but Lingling Wei is generally plugged in. This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

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