The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals, partly to moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.

Economic data out Wednesday showed trade turmoil wasn’t holding back the U.S. economy, but the Federal Reserve left rates unchanged, citing fear of inflation.

Social media posts have recirculated an old video of US President Donald Trump and falsely presented it as depicting him calling South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung a "bad negotiator" after their countries agreed a trade deal.