Sheinbaum says Mexico trade deal details will wait until agreement is final
Mexico's president says terms will be disclosed once a deal with the US is finished, as the next round of talks slips to late September
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said details of a trade deal with the United States will be given only once a final agreement is reached. She said Mexico is making progress toward that deal.
The talks are a delayed round of tariff negotiations, separate from the G20 steel tariff track and from Washington's separate talks with China. The fourth round of formal USMCA-related trade talks between the two countries is now scheduled for September 28-29 in Washington, after being pushed back a week, Politico reported.
President Trump and Sheinbaum spoke by phone on Wednesday. A US official described the call as constructive, while another person familiar with it called it "so-so," according to Politico. Mexican officials believe the two countries are nearing agreement on several outstanding trade issues, local media reported. Neither government has confirmed the call on the record, and Sheinbaum declined to confirm or deny it when asked on Thursday.
Sheinbaum's decision to withhold terms until a deal is final signals no imminent breakthrough, consistent with the one-week delay already announced in the talks. The neutral stance reflects ongoing dialogue without new movement, leaving tariff and trade uncertainty unresolved for markets.