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Japan is a test case for Trump's tariff deals. But talks may be tortuous
By John Geddie, Yoshifumi Takemoto and Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When Tokyo's top trade negotiator met U.S. President Donald Trump for tariff talks at the White House earlier this ...
California overtakes Japan to become world’s fourth-largest economy. But tariffs pose threat
If California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin ...
Asia is winning the trade war—at least as far as stock markets are concerned
Japan’s TOPIX index is in positive territory for the past 6 months, up 0.37% for the period. It’s an example of a global ...
How Team Trump is working overtime to close face-saving trade deals
Signed agreements even with the most friendly of trading partners caught up in the Trump maelstrom – are probably not ...
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Tech, autos boost Japan’s Nikkei on receding trade war worries
Chip shares won big, with Tokyo Electron and Advantest the Nikkei’s two top movers in index-point terms. Nintendo jumped 5.4% ...
Why Trade Wars Lead to Real Wars—and This Time May Be No Different
"In essence, what China now declares is that it is prepared to fight to the end: trade war, tariff war, technology war, or real war," Victor Gao of the Center for China and Globalization, a Beijing ...
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Trade wars grew America’s auto industry. Historians warn today’s tariffs won’t
Past success bringing foreign car companies stateside means the U.S. has more to lose and less to gain in today’s trade wars.
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Japan PM visits Vietnam, Philippines to address tariffs and security concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has embarked on a four-day visit to Vietnam and the Philippines, focusing on the ...