U.S. President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni each expressed confidence on Thursday that the United States and Europe will be able to negotiate a trade deal before his 90-day pause on some tariffs ends.

President Donald Trump has said there will “100 per cent” be a trade deal between the US and the European Union following a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House.

Trump’s abrupt decision last week to pause most global tariffs for 90 days has relieved some of the pressure on Meloni, meaning that she won’t feel the need to return with a deal but rather to create the right environment for an accord.