MEXICO/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [8-27-18] suggested the United States and Mexico were close to a ‘big deal’ on trade after days of negotiations between the two partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement. ‘A big deal looking good with Mexico!’ Trump wrote in a post on Twitter. The Mexican economy minister said on Monday that Mexican and U.S. officials were nearing an agreement on bilateral issues, but a major issue still needed to be settled.”
–Reuters Staff, “Trump says ‘big deal looking good with Mexico’,” Reuters, August 27, 2018 6:58 am