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31 October 2025|

The US-China trade deal was the major economic news story this week. Fathom put out a note early on 31 October (which clients can read here), explaining Fathom’s key takeaways from this development and considering who really ‘won’. Even before it was written, the note generated a lot of internal debate. So, to keep our readers abreast of the range of views in Fathom, we thought that for this week’s Thank Fathom It’s Friday blog we’d share some of the behind-the-scenes conversations on the Fathom Subscription Services Teams chat. Scroll below to read a semi-coherent conversation full of off-the-cuff remarks — we hope you find it valuable!  

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