Trump just ticked most de-escalation/bullish boxes. (headlines from the last 45 minutes) TRUMP: DOING WELL WITH CHINA, NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY TRUMP: GETTING THE BASELINE OF 10% TRUMP: I WILL NOT BRING UP CORONAVIRUS WITH CHINA TRUMP: IF THEY DON'T MAKE A DEAL, WE'LL SET THE DEAL TRUMP: CHINA, OTHER COUNTRIES MUST REACH AN AGREEMENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS GOING TO BE VERY NICE TO CHINA, THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DEAL TRUMP: PLANS TO BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF CHINA TRUMP: CHINA WILL BE PLEASED TRUMP: TARIFF ON CHINA WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS 145% TRUMP: IT'LL COME DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY BUT WON'T BE ZERO TRUMP ASKED IF HE’LL PLAY HARDBALL WITH CHINA, SAYS NO TRUMP: PREFERS POWELL TO BE EARLY, NOT LATE TRUMP: NO INTENTION OF FIRING POWELL TRUMP: WANTS POWELL TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN REDUCING RATES TRUMP: IF FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR POWELL DOES NOT, IT'S NOT THE END