My sense is that Bob Zoellick is one of the most well-respected trade people around, so I thought his comments here were worth noting:
Whoever wins the U.S. presidency would probably back a global trade pact if a deal can be reached this year, despite Democratic candidates' scepticism over free trade, the head of the World Bank said.
World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in an interview that once in the White House, the winner of November's election would find it hard to block an agreement, should tortuous negotiations at the World Trade Organisation succeed by then.
Hopefully he's right about that. The bigger question is whether an agreement will be reached.
