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Dec. 28, 2020 6:26 pm ET President Trump will soon leave town, but his tariffs may be staying. Joe Biden hasn’t been exactly clear about his trade policy, so perhaps it’s time to point out one unsightly effect of the Trump tariffs: expanding the D.C. swamp. Republicans who cheered when the Trump Administration picked winners and losers might soon find out what it’s like when the Biden Administration does it. Take Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who lobbied last year for a company in hi...

Financial News Analysis scores the UK as having prevailed in negotiations on financial services Best foot forward: the UK won on key issues Getty Images By Thursday December 24, 2020 1:29 pm A leaked government analysis of the Brexit trade deal with the EU set to be announced on 24 December said the UK had prevailed on more than twice as many issues as the EU in the negotiations. Website Guido published the document, which it said was an internal government analysis of the ...

Callum Keown Order Reprints Print Article After four years of back and forth negotiations, U.K. and European Union officials announced a historic post-Brexit trade agreement on Christmas Eve. “The deal is done,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted on Thursday, with the government adding in a statement that the trade deal meant “We have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters.” Ursula... Close After four years of back and fo...

Financial News Rolling coverage of the latest Brexit news Boris Johnson Getty Images Thursday December 24, 2020 7:07 am Crunch Brexit talks to agree a last-minute trade deal continued through the night, with an announcement expected as early as this morning. Four calls were held between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen yesterday to finalise the deal, BBCs Laura Kuenssberg reported on Twitter. The two sides discussed fishing qu...