May 6, 2020 2:30PM ET

US, UK Initiate Trade Talks Amid Economic Gloom and Doom

The U.S. and U.K. announced the formal launch of trade agreement negotiations between the two countries, looking to boost their economies. — International Trade Secretary Liz Truss speaks remotely from the Foreign Office to the U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer to begin the U.K.-U.S. trade talks in the Foreign office in London.

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The U.S. and U.K. have officially begun negotiating their trade future. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer and U.K. Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss on Monday announced the formal launch of trade agreement negotiations between the two countries. In light of the ongoing global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the first round of…

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