Trade Talks Bog Down

“President Donald Trump promised he could cut more than 50 trade deals in just 90 days when he pressed pause on high tariff rates in early April,” Politico reports.

“But as the administration closes in on the halfway point for talks, it has little to show for it.”

“According to conversations with ten foreign officials, U.S. business leaders and others familiar with the talks, disagreements are mounting in many of those talks and foreign governments are digging in, even those eager to cut deals, like some in Asia — a reminder of just how slow and complex traditional trade negotiations can be.”