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US, Japanese officials to start trade consultations, Treasury says; Japan said skeptical
Top U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to start immediate working-level consultations after "frank and constructive" trade ...
Japan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks
No country holds more provable Treasury debt than Japan with roughly $1.1 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of its entire ...
Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war
Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting the global economy. Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic growth ...
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Japan objects to US trade proposal leaving tariffs on autos, steel
The U.S. presented a "framework of the agreement" for a final deal during bilateral tariff negotiations with Japan in Washington on Thursday, with the two sides at odds over American tariffs on ...
Lutnick: ‘I have a deal done, done, done, done’ as China, Japan and India warm to trade talks
Green shoots are at last appearing in trade negotiations between the U.S. and major economic partners, after a frosty ...
Japanese investors raise foreign stock holdings for sixth week on easing trade tensions
Japanese investors raised their foreign stock holdings for a sixth straight week as their sustained appetite for overseas ...
Japanese and Australian markets mixed following choppy trade on Wall Street; most Asian markets closed for holiday
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates at 0.5% in its two-day monetary policy meeting which ...
Japan, Vietnam Pledge to Support Free Trade as PM Ishiba Visits Hanoi
HANOI (Reuters) -Japan and Vietnam agreed to boost bilateral trade and uphold global rules on the free flow of goods as Japan ...