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And: Treasury reaffirms “major challenges” with China currency but shuns the manipulator label. USTR tells Congress Japan, EU, UK negotiations will move forward . The 90-day window, mandated under Trade Promotion Authority, means the U.S. can begin formal negotiations with the European Union and Japan in mid-January, in part -- according to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer -- to deal with “chronic U.S. trade imbalances” despite significant trade volumes. An agreement with the United Kingdom could only follow the...