Tai: U.S., EU ‘remain committed’ to October deadline for steel talks

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday said she and her European counterpart remained resolved to conclude trans-Atlantic talks on a global steel and aluminum arrangement by October, amid reports that the two sides remain far apart. Tai and European Commission Executive Vice President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis discussed the negotiations during a meeting on Wednesday in Washington, their third since May’s U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council. The two have pledged to meet at least once a month as...