11 nations sign Pacific free trade agreement, not including U.S.

Trade ministers from 11 Pacific Rim countries signed a sweeping free trade agreement Thursday to streamline trade and slash tariffs on the same day President Trump was expected to formalize new tariffs on aluminum and steel to protect U.S. producers. Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific... source: http://www.latimes.com/la-fi-trans-pacific-partnership-20180308-story.html #Headlines by: Associated Press

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