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Japan's top trade negotiator holds two phone meetings with U.S. commerce chief
Ryosei Akazawa held 'in-depth exchanges' over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and Saturday.
Asian Shares Cautious On Trade Angst, Oil Falls: Markets Wrap
Indexes in Japan, Australia and South Korea posted small declines after Trump administration officials signaled Aug. 1 as the ...
Bessent: In General The U.S. Is A Very Large, Closed Service Economy With Few Imports, We Have All The Leverage In Trade Talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments on trade talks with the E.U. and Japan during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." ...
Explainer: What is Japan's trade policy on rice?
U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...
Trump Complains About US-Japan Trade Talks as Bessent Warns of Higher Tariffs
Bessent, who earlier floated the idea of negotiating extensions, told Bloomberg Television that he expects there to be "a ...
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EU and Japan sign trade deal covering a third of the world's economy - CNN Business
The European Union and Japan signed a huge free trade deal on Tuesday that cuts or eliminates tariffs on nearly all goods. The agreement covers 600 million people and almost a third of the global ...
Analysis-Japan’s yen is a compelling trade but comes at a cost
Global investors are unwinding their wagers on Japan's yen rising quickly as a cautious central bank, a trade war and the ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump announces Vietnam deal as US-China trade tensions ease
President Trump on Wednesday said he had reached a trade deal with Vietnam, one week ahead of a July 9 deadline for tariffs ...