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VIDEO: Fed Signals End of Interest Rate Increases

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman /Getty Images By Binyamin Appelbaum, New York Times Jan. 30, 2019 WASHINGTON — In suspending its previous plans to continue raising rates this year, the Federal Reserve signaled that its march toward higher interest rates may be ending sooner than expected. The Fed’s chairman, Jerome H. Powell, said economic growth remained “solid” and the central bank expected growth to continue. But in a sharp reversal of the Fed’s stance just six week ago, Mr. Powell said the...

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Speeches by President Juncker and Chief Negotiator Barnier at the Plenary session of the European Parliament on the occasion of the debate on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU

Brussels, 30 January 2019 Speech by President Jean-Claude Juncker Mr. President, Honourable Members, In less than 60 days, the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union. This is a bad decision, as I find. Even as the Commission has defended the interests of the European Union, this spirit of respect and friendship has accompanied us at every step in these negotiations. The Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration agreed by all 27 Leaders and the United Kingdom government is the result of that....

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EU-U.S. trade talks: European Commission publishes progress report

Brussels, 30 January 2019 The European Commission has today published a report on the implementation of the 25 July 2018 Joint Statement agreed by Presidents Juncker and Trump. In line with the Commission's commitment to transparency, the report provides a detailed overview on the state of play of the talks so far. The document was sent today to the European Parliament and Member States. The Joint Statement launched a new phase in EU-U.S. trade relations, preventing an escalation in trade tensions and setting out...

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UK parliament rejects move to delay Brexit

By Charlie Cooper, Politico 1/29/2019 LONDON — MPs opted not to back an attempt by backbenchers to remove the threat of a no-deal Brexit on March 29 in a key vote in the U.K.'s House of Commons. A proposal put down by Labour MP Yvette Cooper that aims to force the government to delay Brexit day was backed by 298 MPs with 321 voting against — a deficit of 23. The amendment, which was opposed by the government, would have carved out...

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Public Hearing on Negotiating Objectives for U.S.-UK Trade Agreement

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will hold a public hearing from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EST on January 29, 2019 regarding a proposed United States-United Kingdom Trade Agreement, including U.S. interests and priorities in order to develop U.S. negotiating positions. The hearing will take place in the USTR Annex Building, Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. The hearing is a part of the public notice and comment process following USTR’s notification to...

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VIDEO: EU Ambassador O’Sullivan on Trade Deals, U.S.-China Spat, Brexit

David O’Sullivan, the European Union’s Ambassador to the U.S., talks about the EU's deals with its trading partners, the spat between the U.S. and China, and the World Trade Organization's rules. He also discusses the prospects for the Brexit negotiations with Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia." Compliments of Bloomberg

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75 Countries Launch WTO Talks on E-Commerce

Brussels, 25 January 2019 At the World Economic Forum in Davos today, 75 countries - the European Union and 47 other members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) - decided to start negotiations to put in place global rules on electronic commerce. Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström said: “It is encouraging to see so many partners joining this important trade initiative. Electronic commerce is a reality in most corners of the world, so we owe it to our citizens and companies...

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Speech by Michel Barnier at the European Economic and Social Committee on 23 January 2019

Mr President, dear Luca Jahier, Dear Members of the European Economic and Social Committee, On 6 July 2017, at the very start of the negotiations with the UK, I had the pleasure of addressing you. At the time, I said that everybody needed to prepare for Brexit. I also said that, given the consequences of Brexit, it would not be business as usual: there can be no frictionless trade outside the Single Market and the Customs Union. And finally, I also said to you...

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Strong Europe, Better World: Defending Global Cooperation, Multilateralism and Democracy in Turbulent Times

In a world in flux, Europe has become the standard-bearer for global cooperation, multilateralism and democracy. This is because working together in a spirit of solution and compromise lies at the heart of the European project. While ‘giving in’ is now often portrayed as a weakness, finding – and accepting – the ‘common denominator’ between varying interests is the European Union's tried and tested way of policymaking. As some call for ‘Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the...

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