U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects there to be substantive negotiations between the United States and China on trade this weekend and predicted that punitive U.S. tariffs on Beijing of 145% would likely come down.

President Trump’s new tariffs are kicking in across the economy, raising costs for many importers and manufacturers. The levies include a 10%, across-the-board tariff on imports from nearly every country,

President Donald Trump hailed what he said would be "a very big and exciting day" for the U.S. and U.K. on Thursday after earlier touting a "MAJOR TRADE DEAL" that the countries are due to announce. The two sides are expected to outline an agreement on "heads of terms" for an eventual full trade deal,