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Japan’s Early June Exports Rise Slightly Ahead of Higher Tariffs
Japan’s exports edged up in the first 20 days of June ahead of the Trump administration’s scheduled imposition of higher ...
Tariffs, declining real wages, slowing growth: Japan's central bank has its work cut out
Latest wage data highlights that inflation could be taking a substantial bite out of incomes in Japan, despite incomes in the ...
Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea
The U.S. will impose tariffs of 25% on Japan and South Korea beginning on Aug. 1, President Donald Trump announced on Monday ...
White House sends letters threatening 25% import duties on Japan, South Korea goods as tariff chaos reignites
The president has already threatened an additional 10% tariff on goods from countries aligning themselves with a bloc of ...
Japan tariff negotiator held in-depth talks with Lutnick, Japanese government says
Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held "in-depth exchanges" over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ...
Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariff Threats
President Trump said yesterday that South Korea and Japan would face a new 25 percent tariff on their exports as of Aug. 1.
Trump's tariff letters so far — in one chart
President Donald Trump's much-anticipated tariff letters have targeted Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa and Kazakhstan. That's shown in the chart above. Read more about his ...