Lighthizer, Kudlow Talk Up Trade Deal As Skeptical Market Questions Farm Math

As the day wore on, and it became apparent that market participants were either too exhausted after this week to care, or else underwhelmed by the lack of specifics, the Trump administration sought to expand a bit on the nebulous soundbites delivered by Chinese officials during their trade deal press conference. Bob Lighthizer briefed reporters at the White House and attempted to put some numbers on the "commitments" that China purportedly made. For instance, Lighthizer claimed China has made