U.S. stocks soared to record highs on Thursday after reports suggesting the U.S. and China agreed to roll back their tariffs on each other.<br />BUT, a White House adviser has denied that such a deal has been reached and other U.S. officials are apparently against the tariff removal, dashing hopes of a possible thaw in the U.S.-China trade tensions.<br />Our Kim Jae-hee has the latest.<br />Throwing a wet blanket over hopes that the U.S. and China would scrap tariffs in phases as part of a partial deal to end their months-long trade dispute,... a White House adviser has denied that such a deal had been made.<br />The director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Peter Navarro said in a interview with Fox business that no agreement has been made at this time to remove any of the existing tariffs for the phase one deal.<br />He added China is "negotiating in pubic" by putting out the news, and that the President is the only one to make that call.<br />Reuters had previously said, citing multiple sources,... that the agreement to remove tariffs faced fierce opposition from within the White House and from outside advisers.<br />They have reportedly said a tariff rollback was not included in the deal reached between high-level officials from the two sides in October.<br />The report added there is a divide over removal of tariffs amid concerns that it could be disadvantageous to Washington in negotiations with Beijing.<br />Earlier, China's commerce ministry said it had reached a deal with Washington to remove tariffs on each other's goods as part of the agreement.<br />Reuters said the U.S. also has confirmed it, citing an anonymous U.S. official.<br />Kim Jae-hee, Arirang News.<br />
