Odds of U.S.-EU Trade Deal Are 50–50 Ahead of Tariff Deadline: Trump

President Donald Trump said there’s a 50–50 chance that the United States will finalize a trade deal with the European Union before an Aug. 1 deadline.
Speaking to a press gaggle at the White House on July 25, Trump set the odds of reaching a deal with the EU at 50 percent or less. The United States and the 27-member trading bloc have been working on making a deal since the beginning of July.
“We’re working very diligently with Europe, the EU,” Trump said. “That’s the big one right now … I think the EU has a pretty good chance of making a deal right now.”…