Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, on the second day of a visit to Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/world/politics/saudi-mohammed-bin-salman-us-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #mohammedbinsalman #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #mikejohnson
China reimposed a ban on Japanese seafood imports Wednesday, reports said, as the diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan escalated and officials girded for a prolonged dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/politics/japan-china-relations-marine-products/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #trade #radioactivewater #fukushimano1
The U.S. is planning to greenlight the first sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence firm Humain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/tech/us-chips-saudi-ai-humain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #semiconductors #ai #chipmakers #saudiarabia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tech
Donald Trump said Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-saudi-khashoggi-us-intel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mohammedbinsalman #jamalkhashoggi #saudiarabia #middleeast #us #donaldtrump #trade #republicans
Rio Tinto Group is imposing surcharges on aluminum shipments it sells to the U.S., putting further pressure on consumers in North America already faced with higher costs due to tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/18/markets/aluminum-markups-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #aluminum #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #metals #manufacturing #riotinto
Thailand said tariff talks with the U.S. will move forward on a separate track from its commitments to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thailand's border dispute with Cambodia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-us-trade-cambodia-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #us #trade #cambodia
ASEAN must deepen internal integration, strengthen institutions and reform decision-making to overcome vulnerabilities from global trade tensions, fulfill its economic potential and ensure long-term stability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/world/aseans-moment-of-truth-arrives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #china #us #globaleconomy #southasianeconomy #trade #defense
European Union officials may cut growth forecasts for 2026 in the coming week in an assessment of damage to the region’s economy, a year after Donald Trump won back the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/16/markets/europe-fallout-trump-trade-chaos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #europe #eu
After detecting faint traces of radiation in shipments to U.S. ports, authorities followed a trail that led to a factory park outside Jakarta, where they found radioactive Cesium-137 had been released into the air. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/us-radioactive-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #us #food #shoes #nuclearwaste #trade #radiation
Brussels sides with France to urge EU handling fee for cheap parcels https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-sides-with-france-urge-eu-handling-fee-for-cheap-parcels/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #FinancialServices #Sustainability #Technology #Security #Mobility #Customs #Finance #TradeUK #Budget #Safety #Fuels #Trade #Trade
Brussels sides with France to urge EU handling fee for cheap parcels https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-sides-with-france-urge-eu-handling-fee-for-cheap-parcels/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #FinancialServices #Sustainability #Technology #Security #Mobility #Customs #Finance #TradeUK #Budget #Safety #Fuels #Trade #Trade
China may yet find itself ensnared in a kind of economic Thucydides trap: attempting to surpass an incumbent hegemon bent on keeping it down — and never quite succeeding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/can-chinas-economy-catch-up-to-the-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #chineseeconomy #useconomy #trade #tariffs
A group of U.S.labor unions slammed the Trump administration for suspending port fees on China that workers argued would revive their industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/09/markets/unions-trump-china-shipbuilding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #shipping #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #china #unions #shipbuilding
Electrify 50% of your industry, save €250bn/year on fossil fuel imports.¹
Relatedly: the EU sends €380bn/year to autocratic regimes for its fossil fuel addiction.
¹Jamie Smyth's @financialtimes Energy Source newsletter
Electrify 50% of your industry, save €250bn/year on fossil fuel imports.¹
Relatedly: the EU sends €380bn/year to autocratic regimes for its fossil fuel addiction.
¹Jamie Smyth's @financialtimes Energy Source newsletter
China has begun designing a new rare earth licensing regime that could speed up shipments, but it is unlikely to amount to a complete rollback of restrictions as hoped by Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/china-rare-earth-export-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #china #rareearths #trade
Japanese automakers warned that President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs will cost them billions in lost profits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/companies/japan-automakers-billions-tariff-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cars #carmakers #toyota #honda #nissan #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Did U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court tariffs brief include a strategic blunder? Extensive quotes from the president in a key filing may change the legal calculus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/economy/trump-supreme-court-tariffs-strategic-blunder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy
Trump and Marco Rubio are preparing to wage economic war on #Nicaragua with 100% tariffs. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. The people of Nicaragua are deeply religious Christians. This will hurt them the most.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's tough questioning of President Donald Trump's global tariffs fueled increased speculation that they will be struck down, but it also raised the specter of additional chaos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/economy/trump-tariff-supreme-court-uncertainty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #republicans #globaleconomy