On the 8th (Eastern Standard Time), President Donald Trump announced that he would reach a trade agreement with one of the major trading partners. This is the first agreement following the announcement of reciprocal tariffs last month, during which negotiations continued with various countries.
On the 7th (local time), President Trump stated on his social media platform Truth Social, "There will be a press conference related to a major trade agreement with representatives of large and respected nations at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Oval Office," noting that it would be the first among many countries.
Earlier, on the 2nd, President Trump announced country-specific reciprocal tariffs, which took effect starting at 12:01 a.m. one week later; however, about 13 hours later, he delayed the implementation of tariffs for all countries except China for 90 days.
Subsequently, the Trump administration conducted negotiations with major trading partners such as India, Japan, and South Korea, but did not achieve significant results.