Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
US-EU Trade Agreement: Negotiating Objectives Released
Introduction On 11 January 2019 and 18 January 2019, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) and the European Commission (“Commission”) released their respective negotiating objectives for a U.S.-EU trade…
New Sanctions on Venezuela’s National Oil Company, PDVSA
Yesterday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) listed Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PdVSA”) as a Specially Designated National (“SDN”) pursuant to its authority under Executive Order 13850. As a result of…
Funding for federal courts could end on February 1st
On January 22 nd, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts estimated that federal courts can sustain paid operations through January 31, 2019 – but “no further extensions beyond February 1 st will be possible.”…
China’s Vice Premier Liu He to Visit Washington at End of Month to Continue Trade Talks
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington on January 30-31, in connection with further discussions to resolve the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China. Vice Premier Liu is expected to meet with U.S.…
Jan. 16, 2019 Update on Government shutdown’s impact on federal court system
On January 16 th, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts announced that it “now estimates that federal courts can sustain paid operations through Jan. 25, 2019” (extending its previous estimate by one week). See…