Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

U.S. Opens Trade Talks with EU, Japan, and the UK

Yesterday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) officially notified Congress that it would be launching separate trade discussions with the European Union, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The letters…

Japan: The Belle of the Bilateral Ball?

The European Union and Japan have been working this week to wrap up a bilateral trade agreement with the goal of having most of a deal ahead of next week’s G20 summit in Hamburg. The deal, which has been over 10 years…