The United States and the United Kingdom replicated the terms of a preliminary settlement agreed between Washington and Brussels this week in relation to subsidies to their civil aircraft companies.
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EU, UK play hardball on Section 232 tariffs
The countdown for a second round of European retaliatory tariffs in response to United Sates tariffs on steel and aluminium from the European Union and the ex-EU member United Kingdom is now clearly on.
London trade week round-up
Chris Horseman contributed to this article. Fight over parliamentary scrutiny of trade policies The UK’s new draft Trade Bill completed its passage through the House of Commons this week, with the government’s proposed text being adopted without any significant changes. Proposed amendments to give members of parliament greater powers to …
CPTPP + US: the emergence of a British trade policy strategy
The United Kingdom left the European Union with the explicit aim of having its own trade policy and agreements. Britain is in business now. The biggest challenge will be handling the domestic politics of farming, procurement, environment and devolution to make London’s emerging trade policy strategy bear fruit. London aims …
Comment: USTR eyes Airbus-related escalation of tariffs, helicopter tariffs
The United States are currently threatening new tariffs on neighbours and allies left, right, front and centre. It’s clearly election campaign season for an embattled US president Donald Trump. Signs are European Union efforts to find some form of ‘settlement’ with the US on aircraft subsidies have been in vain, …
Britain eyes services sector market access improvements with US
Britain will prioritise improving market access for its business services, financial services, transport and digital sectors in planned free trade agreement talks with the United States. This is a key message in negotiating objectives released today following a consultation process with stakeholders run by the Department for International Trade last …
