Uncertainty over the future of trade agreements between the United States and China has kept stocks on edge over the past two days after the Trump administration said it wasn't satisfied with the current discussions.

The president downplayed expectations for a deal Wednesday, suggesting a new direction for talks between the world's economic powerhouses.

"Our Trade Deal with China is moving along nicely, but in the end we will probably have to use a different structure in that this will be too hard to get done and to verify results after completion," President Trump said in an early morning tweet Wednesday.