U.S., UK consolidate chapter texts as talks reach ‘advanced stages’
The U.S. and the United Kingdom’s bilateral trade negotiations have progressed to “advanced stages,” with negotiators consolidating text in a majority of chapters of a potential deal, British Trade Secretary Liz Truss said on Tuesday. The fourth two-week round of negotiations ended on Friday, with a fifth scheduled for mid-October -- most likely starting the week of Oct. 19. The fifth round will be the last ahead of the U.S. elections in November. While trade negotiations frequently take years to...