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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.

last update: May 2012

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Decades of trade deals brought only slight benefit to US economy, commission says
30-Jun-2021     Politico
The conclusions of the study, commissioned by Congress, could lead to a dry period for new trade pacts.
Biden’s fast-track trade authority is set to expire this week
29-Jun-2021     Bloomberg
President Joe Biden is about to lose one of his main tools for getting trade agreements passed in Congress, dimming the outlook for deals already in the works with UK and Kenya.
Peru, Nicaragua begin free trade agreement negotiations
11-May-2021     Xinhua
Peru and Nicaragua began the first round of negotiations to form a free trade agreement.
In Washington, ‘free trade’ is no longer gospel
18-Mar-2021     New York Times
Like its predecessor, the Biden administration has largely dispensed with the idea of free trade as a goal in and of itself.
Biden to focus on trade enforcement after years of Trump tariffs
1-Feb-2021     Bloomberg
President Joe Biden’s administration is setting up its trade policy to prioritize enforcement of existing commitments by the US’s partners over negotiating more deals to open new export markets.
Will a US-Ecuador trade deal lead to a broader pact?
8-Dec-2020     The Dialogue
How likely are the two countries to engage in talks for a broader trade agreement in the near future, and how would that differ from the phase-one treaty?
Joe Biden says trade agreements are not a priority, in blow to Boris Johnson’s hopes of a post-Brexit deal
3-Dec-2020     The Independent
‘I’m not going to enter any new trade agreement with anybody until we have made major investments here at home’
Free trade is killing American manufacturing
27-Nov-2020     Industry Week
The real winners of free trade are the wealthy in all of the trading countries—not the citizens, workers, or manufacturing.
Major US trade deal with Brazil unlikely: USTR
21-Oct-2020     Argus
The US administration is holding talks with Brazil on trade in ethanol and sugar, but a broader free trade deal is unlikely in the near future, US trade representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said.
US to sign limited trade deal with Brazil
20-Oct-2020     New York Times
The new pact is expected to ease trade barriers, strengthen regulation and crack down on corruption.