Politico: Mexico, U.S. may be heading toward NAFTA deal amid Trump’s global trade war
The apparent turnaround after months of stalemate is a surprise outcome of discussions reaching their year anniversary on Thursday.
President Donald Trump could be poised to make a deal with Mexico on NAFTA even as he engages in a trade war with the rest of the world.
Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo arrived in Washington on Wednesday — as he has every week for the past month — to hammer out some of the most contentious issues on NAFTA. U.S. and Mexican officials now say they could be on the verge of
announcing a preliminary agreement on everything from complicated automotive rules to environmental regulations by the end of August.
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Update: Top U.S. trade official hopes for NAFTA 'breakthrough' in days (Reuters).
WNU Editor: I beleive there is a very good chance of a U.S. - Mexico NAFTA deal in the coming weeks. As to a U.S. - Canada deal .... not so much. The U.S. and Canada are still far apart on many key issues.
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Update: Top U.S. trade official hopes for NAFTA 'breakthrough' in days (Reuters).
WNU Editor: I beleive there is a very good chance of a U.S. - Mexico NAFTA deal in the coming weeks. As to a U.S. - Canada deal .... not so much. The U.S. and Canada are still far apart on many key issues.
