Japan, Trump and trade deal
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President Trump said on Tuesday that the trade deal he struck with one of America’s closest allies would impose a 15 percent tariff on Japanese exports.
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Japan says profits from US investments in trade deal to be shared according to contributions
Japan's government said on Friday that profits from a $550 billion investment package agreed in this week's tariff deal with the U.S. would be split between Japan and the U.S. according to the degree of contributions by each side.
The deal imposes 15% tariffs on Japanese cars and other goods, one of the more favorable rates. While the start date and other basic elements are still unknown, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned this week that the US would monitor implementation and bump the rate up to 25% if Trump isn’t satisfied.
After more than three months of formal negotiations and many more months of speculation about the Trump administration’s trade and economic policy toward Japan, Washington and Tokyo have agreed to a trade deal.
Shares of General Motors , Ford Motor , and Jeep-maker Stellantis , some of the biggest automakers in the U.S., rallied on Wednesday after news of a trade deal that will reduce tariffs on imported Japanese cars,
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The White House factsheet on the trade deal mentions that Japan will also buy 100 Boeing Co. planes as well as US defense equipment worth additional billions of dollars annually. Akazawa said both these pledges were based on existing plans by Japanese airlines and the government, respectively.
Stocks rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with Japan, lifting hope for further agreements being made.
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Trump promised to back Detroit automakers - his deal with Japan has them shaking in their boots
A group representing the ‘big three’ US automakers raised concerns that the US-Japan trade deal could hurt US auto workers