Strong Growth Gives US Leverage in China Trade Talks: White House Adviser

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow holds a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Strong U.S. economic growth and modest inflation are giving Washington leverage over Beijing in trade talks, the White House’s top economic adviser said on April 26 as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepared for a new round of meetings next week.

Larry Kudlow, director of the White House’s National Economic Council, also said on CNBC television that strong growth could give the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates.