According to CNBC, the U.S.-China trade truce is advancing at different speeds on soybean purchases, Boeing aircraft orders and rare earths access ahead of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on Thursday. Analysts said the uneven progress suggests the agreement is mainly keeping trade moving and limiting fresh escalation, while neither side is giving up strategic leverage.

China has bought almost half of its 25 million ton annual soybean commitment after purchasing about 1 million tons from U.S. producers in a single week in September. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said roughly 140 Boeing aircraft were in a "good state," with orders for another 10 being written, while Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said Chinese airlines would place and announce orders at their own pace. Chinese shipments of rare earths magnets to the U.S. recovered after earlier restrictions, but fell to 512 metric tons in August, down 20% from July and 13% from a year earlier, according to Chinese customs data reported by the Financial Times.