U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington is "nearing" a trade agreement with China and already has "the confines of a deal" in place. He projected that most outstanding trade negotiations will be completed by Aug. 1, and potentially all of them, underscoring a push to settle key issues within the next week. A pact with Beijing would mark the first significant easing of tensions since the United States imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese imports in April. Trump’s accelerated timetable suggests negotiators are close to resolving disputes over market access, intellectual-property protections and other sticking points that have weighed on global commerce.