Brexit Watch: Diageo, Pernod could make best of a bad deal with Irish shipping shift June 2, 2020 Negotiations between the EU and U.K. to secure a trade deal for 2021 and beyond this week are unlikely to yield much progress. The positions of the two sides are entrenched regarding the style of deal wanted: the EU wants a full deal per last year’s Political Declaration; the U.K. wants a narr... Read more →
Brexit Watch: EU talks struggling, whiskey leniency needed to lubricate U.S. deal March 11, 2020 The British government is pursuing trade deals with the EU and U.S. concurrently. The first round of EU negotiations went poorly with the EC lead negotiator Michel Barnier citing “very serious” differences in four areas ranging from the position of the ECJ to fisheries. Talks are scheduled to ... Read more →
Panjiva Daily: COVID-19’s automotive disruption widens; Trump’s tariff carousel February 18, 2020 Disruptions from COVID-19 continue to beset the autos sector, with Nissan and Tata Motors joining the ranks of companies facing challenges. The latest step in worsening EU-U.S. relations includes a new round of aerospace tariff hikes. Also: SM Line, PIL realign as container competition concern... Read more →