After a lot of big talk on trade, the Trump administration needed a big win. It appears to have just gotten one.

After a lot of big talk on trade, the Trump administration needed a big win. It appears to have just gotten one.

The United States and the European Union agreed to a 15 percent base tariff after weeks of negotiations, which were among the Trump administration’s most difficult discussions.

Both sides hailed the agreement as the biggest ever. But it will come at a cost to the European Union, and many details have yet to be nailed down.

Some French cabinet members have aired their sharp disapproval of the deal, including the country’s prime minister who called it “a dark day.”

Questions, critiques and discrepancies are hanging over the framework agreement, but investors seem to view it as a win all the same.

The president’s vision for reshaping global trade is falling into place, but he is embarking on an experiment that economists say could still produce damaging results.

Some European politicians are dismayed that the European Union did not drive a harder bargain, but facing the threat of a damaging trade war, officials say they had little choice.