U.S. trade issues

U.S. trade issues Brazil to push for 100% duties on some U.S. goods
   The Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) this month published a list of 222 items of U.S.-origin products that may be subject to retaliatory duties of up to 100 percent beginning in January, according to a note Wednesday from trade law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

Obama South Korea trip covers free trade deal
   South Korean officials pressed President Barack Obama during his visit Wednesday to the Asian nation to push through approval of large free trade agreement that has languished since 2007.