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Japan's top trade negotiator holds two phone meetings with Lutnick
Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, held 'in-depth exchanges' over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard ...
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." ...
Trump Said Trade Deals Would Come Easy. Japan Is Proving Him Wrong.
Difficult talks with many nations cast doubt on next week’s deadline. “We can do whatever we want,” Trump said.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Japanese Businesses Positive Despite U.S. Trade Uncertainty, Supporting BoJ's Rate Hike Cycle
Japanese businesses, large and small, remained positive overall despite trade war uncertainties. Read more here.