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Japan Shows How Treasury Bonds Could Be a Weapon in Trump’s Trade War

Every country that owns a significant amount of Treasury debt has the option to sell it to push back against President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Japan just happened to say it out loud. “It does exist as a card,

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 19h

Japan's $1T U.S. Treasury holdings could be a bargaining chip in trade talks

Japan is the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries, with holdings worth nearly $1.13T as of February, according to Treasury Department data. Next is China, with holdings worth $784B, followed by the U.K. (at $750B).

MarketWatch · 6h

Treasury yields show little change as Japan finance minister threatens to use holdings as card in trade talks

Bond yields were little changed ahead of the jobs report. But one key development came as Japan's finance minister, Katsunobu Kato, said it could use its more than $1 trillion of Treasury holdings in trade negotiations with the U.

Bank of Japan Slashes Growth Forecast

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 19h

Bank of Japan Slashes Growth Forecast as Trade War Hits

Japan is one of a handful of countries in talks with President Trump about averting steeper tariffs.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Japanese trading houses conservative on profit forecasts amid US tariffs

By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co, Sumitomo Corp and Sojitz on Thursday issued cautious profit forecasts for the current fiscal year as U.S. tariffs threaten global supply chains and increase economic uncertainty.

MarketWatch · 1d

U.S. Tariffs Could Force Bank of Japan to Tweak Forecasts Again, Ueda Says

TOKYO--U.S. trade policy could force the Bank of Japan to change its economic outlook again, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said after the central bank halved its growth forecast for the year. "Given a relatively low degree of certainty in our outlook,

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Trump’s Tariff Chaos Tosses Bank Of Japan Under The Bus

Donald Trump’s quixotic trade war appears to have entered the tilting-at-windmills phase as the U.S. president sees “big, ...

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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 ...

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US, Japanese officials to start trade consultations, Treasury says; Japan said it is sceptical

WASHINGTON: Top US and Japanese officials agreed to start immediate working-level consultations after "frank and constructive" trade talks in Washington on Thursday (May 1), the US Treasury Department ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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