Watch Live: Trump Talks Trade At Economic Club Of New York

President Trump isn’t the most popular individual right now over at the Chamber of Commerce. That’s why a planned talk at the Economic Club of New York Tuesday afternoon could be really interesting.

The planned topic of Tuesday’s talk is US trade policy, and it’s a guarantee that markets will be hanging on every word.

With Trump’s trade war one of the biggest issues for markets, the audience at Tuesday’s speech certainly wouldn’t respond well to talk of more tariffs.

If he wants to bring the house down, Trump could announce some progress with China (though at this point everybody knows to take the administration’s trade-deal rhetoric with a grain of salt), or delay a decision on whether to slap tariffs on EU-made cars and auto parts.

One White House spokesman told Reuters that Trump will focus on how his policies, like tax cuts and deregulation, helped bolster one of the longest economic recoveries.

“You can expect the president to highlight how his policies of lower taxes, deregulation, and fair and reciprocal trade have supported the longest economic recovery in U.S history with record low unemployment, rising wages, and soaring consumer confidence,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said. He declined to give further details.

Even if Trump doesn’t say much about the partial “Phase 1” trade deal that the US and China are reportedly on the brink of signing, markets will be on the lookout for anything positive Trump has to say about the trade talks, even if he doesn’t offer much detail.

Watch his speech live below. He’s slated to begin around noon.

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