Official figures showed modest growth in the second quarter as exports shifted to other countries and Beijing invested in manufacturing and infrastructure.

China accounted for 5.89% of all U.S. trade in May, its lowest percentage in decades. Trump’s tariffs or trade trickery? It’s hard to dispute it’s a remarkable shift.

A surge of exports from Chinese manufacturers supported the growth, as customers and producers alike took advantage of the U.S.-China trade war ceasefire.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees a peace deal over the conflict in Ukraine, potentially complicating Moscow's oil sales to China,

President Trump set a 50 day deadline for a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine or else he will hit Russia with "severe" tariffs. Also, the U.S. is sending weapons to Ukraine through NATO. Politico Foreign Affairs Correspondent Eli Stokols and Puck Founding Partner Julia Ioffe join Katy Tur to react to Trump's change in tone on Russian President Putin.