WTO doomsday date draws nearer as French tax, China tariff decisions loom, USMCA deal dangles
December will be a seminal month for the World Trade Organization, which could soon lose the ability to adjudicate disputes among its membership due to U.S. actions -- and the Trump administration now is reportedly questioning its funding commitment to the system as well. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and House Democrats could any day announce a deal on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that would tee the pact up for congressional approval before the end of the year. U.S. Trade Representative Robert...