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US-Japan trade deal gives Trump control over $550 billion in investments. It could be ‘vapor ware’ — and a model for other countries
Analysts at Bank of America said that the Japan deal "looks like a reasonable blueprint" for other auto-exporting countries ...
Trump says Japan will invest $550 billion in US at his direction. It may not be a sure thing
President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, $550 billion to invest in the ...
Trump's "largest deal ever" faces Japan Diet in crisis
When President Donald Trump revealed that his administration had struck a "massive" trade and investment deal with Japan, he ...
Why a 'mini Trump' is breaking through in Japan
The right-wing populist party Sanseito made big strides in parliamentary elections in Japan, capitalizing on concerns about the economy, immigration and overtourism.
EU chief von der Leyen heads to Scotland for trade talks with Trump
BRUSSELS/EDINBURGH (Reuters) -EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen headed to Scotland on Saturday ahead of a meeting ...
Trump's Japan 'investment vehicle' could become trade talk template — even if nobody is sure what it is
Observers are closely watching plans for a 'new Japanese/USA investment vehicle.' They expect it to provide a template of sorts for a slew of remaining trade talks — even as conflicts grow over ...
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Japan, US, Offer Contradictory Accounts of Terms in Breakthrough Trade Agreement
Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the media after a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo, on July 18, 2025. Shuji Kajiyama ...