EU claims progress in U.S. trade talks
The United States and the European Union made good progress this week in energy and raw materials talks that are part of broader negotiations on a proposed free-trade agreement, a senior EU official...
View ArticleObama trade bill in trouble
The House is currently dozens of votes short of being able to pass legislation that would allow President Barack Obama to send trade deals to Congress for fast approval, according to senior lawmakers...
View ArticleMalmström’s Washington agenda
WASHINGTON — The European Union plans to lay out ideas this week for revamping the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism used in free trade agreements like the proposed Transatlantic Trade and...
View ArticleMalmström to unveil investment dispute plan for TTIP
The European Union’s top trade official is headed for a big moment this week on a controversial U.S.-EU trade provision that has come under attack by the likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other...
View Article‘Fast track’ trade fight advances
WASHINGTON — The US Senate on Friday approved a “fast track” trade promotion authority bill that will help President Barack Obama conclude a massive agreement with the Asia-Pacific and with European...
View ArticleHouse trade vote will be tight, like in 2001
House Republicans hoped to avoid a replay of the gut-wrenchingly close vote on fast track trade legislation that took place in 2001, but stiff Democratic opposition makes it likely history will repeat...
View ArticleMerkel optimistic on TTIP deal
ELMAU, GERMANY — German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed optimism Monday that Congress would soon approve trade promotion authority, which she said would set the stage for the conclusion of...
View ArticlePace of EU-U.S. trade talks rest on vote
A House vote on Friday could set the stage for a flurry of new trade agreements over the next six years — or potentially put U.S. trade negotiations in the deep freeze until the next president takes...
View ArticleHouse casts gloom over Obama trade agenda
A black cloud hangs over President Barack Obama’s trade agenda following the House’s failure on Friday to approve a “fast-track” trade bill needed to conclude a massive Asia-Pacific trade agreement and...
View ArticleTrade defeat casts doubt on EU-U.S. deal
Japan, the European Union and other countries have been waiting years for a clear signal that President Barack Obama had the political muscle to get trade deals through Congress. They got the opposite...
View ArticleUS trade vote puts TTIP on faster track
Following Congress’ hard-fought approval of “fast-track” trade authority last week, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman vowed not only to complete the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership but an...
View ArticleEU TTIP chief negotiator: ISDS proposal being finalized
The European Union will soon give the United States a formal proposal for revamping an investment dispute settlement mechanism that has raised concerns in Europe over the proposed Transatlantic Trade...
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Rice, milk and cars stand in way of historic trade pact
The Obama administration is closer than ever on a breakthrough on the biggest trade deal in world history. But years of delicate negotiating could be undone by Canadian milk. Or Japanese rice. Or U.S....
View ArticleMinisters fail to clinch major trade pact
KAANAPALI, Hawaii — Top trade officials from the United States, Canada and 10 other Pacific rim nations fell short of concluding the biggest trade pact in history on Friday because of differences over...
View ArticleU.S. officials optimistic they will close giant Asian trade deal
ATLANTA — Talks aimed at concluding a landmark 12-nation trade pact were continuing through the night Saturday as negotiators attempted to break a deadlock over the length of monopoly protections for a...
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Deal close on landmark trade pact
ATLANTA — Negotiators from the U.S., Japan and 10 Pacific-Rim nations appeared close late Sunday afternoon to cinching a landmark trade deal, setting the stage for President Barack Obama to send the...
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U.S. reaches deal on historic trade pact
ATLANTA, United States — Negotiators from the U.S., Japan and 10 Pacific Rim nations on Monday cinched the biggest trade pact in history, setting the stage for President Barack Obama to send the deal...
View ArticleUS, UK tout 1815 pact as ‘Brexit’ question looms
The United States and the United Kingdom this week are marking the 200th anniversary of an agreement that ended decades of trade conflict dating back to the Revolutionary War. But it comes at a fraught...
View ArticleFroman: Window closing for TTIP deal before next administration
The United States and the European Union need to speed up talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to finish before President Barack Obama leaves office in January 2017, U.S. Trade...
View ArticleMalmström defends EU exceptions request in TTIP talks
European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström defended the EU’s request Friday to shield a long list of sensitive sectors from market openings under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
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