Economics
The Long, Winding Road to Trump’s ‘Phenomenal’ U.K. Trade Deal
- U.S. president pushes for UK to get rid of ‘shackles’ from EU
- Analysts see U.S.-U.K. talks running into familiar roadblocks
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U.S. President Donald Trump is in London this week partly to advance a potential future trade agreement with the U.K. that he promised will be concluded quickly after the country leaves the European Union.
But analysts agree that’s a long time away and even if the countries sit down to negotiate a deal, they’re likely going to run into similar roadblocks that led to a stalling of talks between the U.S. and EU in the Obama administration.