On Saturday 29 April, the American President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order addressing 'trade agreement violations and abuses', which will, if upheld by the American Senate, ask Trade Secretary Wilbur Ross and Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to review all trade agreements signed by the United States and the consequences of their accession to the WTO, to determine the causes of their commercial deficit.
The report, which is to be published within 180 days, will focus...