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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump will test his deal-making capabilities on a trip to Asia, a region battered by his hardball trade policies, while doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/asia-pacific/politics/trump-asia-trip-xi-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #donaldtrump #us #china #xijinping #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #taiwan #globaleconomy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

A slate of economists from across the political spectrum urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn most of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re based on misconceptions about the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/25/economy/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-panned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #supremecourt #janetyellen #benbernanke #federalreserve #donaldtrump #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The U.S. risks economic decline as political polarization, attacks on immigration and a new cultural aversion to risk erode the foundations of its past innovation and growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/20/world/economics-nobel-prize-has-a-us-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nobelprize #us #donaldtrump #joelmokyr #philippeaghion #peterhowitt #globaleconomy #awards

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This year’s economics Nobel holds a warning for the U.S

Between 1875 and 1926, 44% of the world’s breakthrough inventions took place in the U.S., with Britain, France and Germany hovering between 14% and 22%.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

President Donald Trump listed rare earths, fentanyl, soybeans and Taiwan as the U.S.’s top issues with China, underlining the divisive topics the two sides plan to tackle during their meeting set for next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-trade-taiwan-apec/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #us #china #donaldtrump #xijinpng #apec #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #taiwan

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Trump expects Taiwan on agenda for Xi meeting, predicts trade deal

The U.S. leader underlined a number of divisive topics the two sides plan to tackle at a meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in South Korea next week.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, but blamed Beijing for the latest impasse in trade talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/18/economy/trump-china-tariffs-unsustainable/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #china #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy

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Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable, still plans to meet Xi

The new trade actions were Trump's reaction to China dramatically expanding its export controls on rare earth elements.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

America fostered the island’s rise. It’s unclear what happens when the superpower goes missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/14/world/singapore-and-a-us-led-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #singapore #singaporeaneconomy #us #indopacific #globaleconomy #ussingaporeanrelations

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The global economy faces mixed prospects, with advanced countries struggling under debt and aging populations, while emerging markets show growing signs of strain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/14/world/is-the-global-economy-resiliant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #globaleconomy #useconomy #chineseeconomy #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration signaled openness Sunday to a deal with China to quell fresh trade tensions while also warning that recent export controls announced by Beijing were a major barrier to talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/13/economy/us-china-deal-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #china #uschinarelations #donaldtrump #jdvance #xijinping #trade #tariffs #rareearths #globaleconomy

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Trump and Vance open door to China deal as trade spat drags on

Remarks by the two suggest that the U.S. wants to keep up the pressure on China to reverse its most recent trade moves, while trying to reassure spooked markets.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The world economy battles massive U.S. tariffs while American consumers continued to spend, companies absorbed higher costs and an AI boom fueled fear of a bubble. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/13/economy/world-economy-tariffs-ai-debt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #markets #economy #globaleconomy #economicindicators #ai #tech #debt #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans

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World economy faces triple risk of tariffs, AI bubble and soaring debt

Such concerns will dominate the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington this week.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

China has called President Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical and defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, but stopped short of imposing new levies on U.S. products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/12/economy/china-blames-us-trade-tensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #us #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #rareearths #xijinping #donaldtrump #globaleconomy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Check a ranking of the best-performing equity indexes this year and the U.S. doesn’t crack the Top 10. The tally needs to unfurl all the way to 66 before the world’s most valuable equity index shows up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/12/markets/us-global-stocks-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #globaleconomy #us #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump’s preference to cut one-to-one deals has been the hallmark of his approach, but with the China trade truce seemingly teetering on collapse, the fragility of this has been laid bare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/12/economy/trump-dealmaking-china-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #china #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #rareearths #donaldtrump #xijinping #globaleconomy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials amid its trade war with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/11/economy/china-chips-rare-earths-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #chipmakers #computers #us #china #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #ai #donaldtrump #xijinping

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was raising tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. to 100% and imposing export controls in a reprisal to recently announced export limits by China on rare earth minerals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/11/economy/trump-china-trade-levies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #uschinarelations #us #china #donaldtrump #xijinping #globaleconomy #trade #tariffs

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

From railways and automobiles to diamonds and cement, some of Russia's biggest industrial companies are putting employees on furlough or cutting staff as the war economy slows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/economy/russia-companies-workers-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #russia #russiaukrainewar #globaleconomy #vladimirputin

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The yen reached its weakest level since mid-February against the dollar on Wednesday on rising concerns about an increase in fiscal spending in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/economy/yen-weakest-since-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #euro #france #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Despite concerns over U.S. tariffs and global trade disruptions, the dollar remains dominant in global finance, with the Chinese yuan gaining ground but still far from challenging its supremacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/08/the-us-dollar-is-not-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #usdollar #forex #currencies #useconomy #globaleconomy

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Only a country with absolute indispensability in critical goods — like China — can withstand Donald Trump and America’s tariff onslaught. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/trump-weaponizes-trade-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #us #china #useconomy #chineseeconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trade

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the United States will face a 25% tariff rate starting Nov. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/economy/large-truck-us-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #globaleconomy #trade #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #carmakers

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Trump imposing new 25% large truck tariff starting Nov. 1

It was unclear if a previous Japan-U.S. deal limiting duties on light-duty vehicles would apply under the newly announced tariffs.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Emerging market assets look set to cap a banner year, with investors expecting inflows into equities and bonds to gain momentum in the final quarter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/markets/emerging-markets-banner-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #globaleconomy #stocks

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