US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the country's withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership. Kevin Lamarque/ReutersTrue to his promise, President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership within 72 hours of assuming office. Reports of an early deathThe Trans Pacific Partnership ran into rough weather during the US presidential election campaign last year; opposition to the deal was bipartisan. Indeed, there was hardly any prominent political voice in favour of the Trans Pacific Partnership during the election campaign. If it succeeds in doing so, many Trans Pacific Partnership signatories may lose interest in a regional trade agreement.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2017 22:10 UTC