European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, as the two sides aim to conclude a trade deal ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline for 30% tariffs on the bloc’s exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/26/economy/eu-us-trump-trade-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #eu #europe #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy
Jolted by the threat of sweeping U.S. tariffs and “unfair” Chinese trade practices, the European Union and Japan have launched a “competitiveness alliance” to deepen bilateral economic ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/economy/japan-eu-economic-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #eujapanrelations #eu #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #trade #tariffs #china #us #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba
Trump’s aggressive tariff threats seemed effective because markets expected him to back down, but as investors grow numb, the risk rises he’ll follow through, triggering the economic harm his threats were meant to avoid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/23/world/calling-americas-tariff-bluff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #useconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trading
U.S. President Donald Trump is readying plans for industry-specific tariffs to kick in alongside country-by-country duties in two weeks, ramping up his push to reshape the global trading system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/19/economy/trump-tariff-double-whammy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #donaldtrump
Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs committed to international policy cooperation in a communique adopted Friday, finding rare consensus amid escalating tensions over the U.S. trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/19/economy/g20-unity-trump-trade-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #g20 #globaleconomy #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #us
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Japan over trade, saying that his "reciprocal" tariff rate of 25%, mentioned in a letter sent to Tokyo, might simply be allowed to go into effect on Aug. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/trump-japan-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
China’s humming factories threw a lifeline to an economy struggling with weak demand in the second quarter. That’s given policymakers space to fight deflation — if they choose to do more than just hitting growth targets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/china-growth-xi-deflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #inflation #xijinping #globaleconomy #trade #tariffs
The EU is preparing to step up its engagement with other countries hit by U.s. President Donald Trump’s tariffs following a slew of new threats to the bloc and other American trading partners, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/world/politics/eu-nations-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #eu #ursulavonderleyen #canada #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #eujapanrelations
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on Aug. 1, after weeks of negotiations failed to reach a comprehensive trade deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/13/economy/trump-tariffs-eu-mexico/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #eu #mexico #trade #globaleconomy #tariffs #donaldtrump
Six months into his new administration, U.S. President Donald Trump’s assault on global trade has lost any semblance of organization or structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/12/economy/trump-tariff-chaos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy #trade #tariffs
ASEAN officials were conspicuously mum on the U.S. tariff issue after meetings with the United States’ top diplomat in Kuala Lumpur, despite expressing concerns among themselves days earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/asia-pacific/politics/asean-us-trump-tariffs-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #asean #southeastasia #indopacific #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #marcorubio #donaldtrump #china
U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of a 50% tariff on copper imports is raising alarm in the U.S. auto sector, as it could make it even harder for carmakers and suppliers to absorb border taxes and rising costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/12/economy/trump-copper-tariffs-us-carmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #carmakers #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy
As the U.S. pulls back, China claims to defend free trade and multilateralism but hasn’t matched its words with real action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/11/world/china-a-defender-of-free-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #freetrade #chineseeconomy #useconomy #globaleconomy #geoeconomicbriefing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs, erratic trade threats and linkage of economic and defense issues are undermining trust in America and pushing allies like Japan to rethink their dependence on Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/07/11/trump-war-on-global-economic-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #defense
Japan's united front on tariffs begins to crack as doubts are raised by business leaders and politicians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/economy/japan-tariff-negotiation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #donaldtrump #suntory#takeshiniinami #investments #us #usjapanrelations #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
Japan is standing its ground after a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump delivered to it a 25% tariff shock, signaling that its stance in negotiations is largely unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/economy/japan-stands-ground-us-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
The U.S. will raise its “reciprocal tariff” on Japan to 25% effective Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said in a letter, an apparent attempt to ramp up pressure that has also given Japan more time before the deadline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/economy/trump-japan-tariff-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba
BRICS leaders meeting in Brazil are expected to decry U.S. trade tariffs, saying they are illegal and risk hurting the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/06/economy/brics-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #brics #us #trade #globaleconomy #donaldtrump #tariffs
Japan-U.S. trade negotiations are on the verge of collapse as Trump fumes about rice and cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/01/economy/japan-us-negotiations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #howardlutnick #donaldtrump #us #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa
Japan-U.S. trade negotiations are at an impasse despite almost continuous high-level talks since April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/economy/us-japan-impasse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #howardlutnick #donaldtrump #us #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa