Against a ticking clock, President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Vietnam, pulling off the administration’s third significant deal ahead of a self-imposed July 9 deadline.

While the EU could lose market share, it's also possible that these agreements end up bolstering Brussels' negotiating hand.Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines have struck separate deals with the White House in recent weeks to significantly reduce the tariffs the US will levy on their exports,

The Trump administration’s new trade deal with Vietnam aims to shut down any “backdoor” routes that allow Chinese goods to