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Post-Brexit U.S.-UK trade deal faces logistical, political hurdles

August 14, 2019 at 9:00 AM
The U.S. and the United Kingdom will have to overcome European regulation issues, a still-to-be-determined Brexit outcome, domestic political divides in both countries and calendar concerns as they attempt to strike a free trade deal, despite optimism expressed by officials from both sides in recent days. The UK is set to leave the European Union on Oct. 31. New Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he plans to leave at that point with or without a deal with the EU...


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