U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering some tariff exemptions to countries with U.S. trade deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/06/economy/trump-tariff-exemption-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for renewed scrutiny of the Federal Reserve, including its power to set interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/06/economy/us-treasury-bessent-changes-fed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #federalreserve #us #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade #scottbessent #donaldtrump
U.S. President Donald Trump said that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on U.S. goods to zero, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making public shows of solidarity with the Chinese and Russian leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/economy/trump-india-reduce-tariffs-zero/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #us #donaldtrump #narendramodi #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy
Central bankers are starting to fear that the political storm surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve — which U.S. President Donald Trump wants to shape to his liking — may engulf them too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/markets/world-central-bankers-fear-fed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #federalreserve #jeromepowell #banking #globaleconomy #boj #europeancentralbank #shinzoabe #masaakishirakawa#haruhikokuroda
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell carefully opened the door to an interest-rate cut in September, pointing to rising risks for the labor market even as worries over inflation remain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/23/economy/fed-powell-interest-rate-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #federalreserve #globaleconomy #inflation #interestrates #jeromepowell #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade
When climate rules are written to protect major powers, they risk locking the Global South out of the green economy. The world needs fairer trade frameworks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/18/world/trade-agenda-for-climate-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #g20 #africa #southafrica #globalsouth #globaleconomy
Oil prices are currently low, but a potential recovery around 2027-2029 is expected as demand growth slows and reduced investment in non-OPEC+ production tightens supply, though further price drops may occur first. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/10/world/there-is-a-bullish-case-for-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #oil #crude #trade #globaleconomy
It seems like U.S. President Donald Trump is winning the trade war in bending major trading partners to his will, but significant hurdles remain, including how much tariffs will drive up inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/08/economy/trump-trade-war-hurdles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy
Trump’s tariff-heavy trade revolution has defied early economic doomsday predictions but triggered global realignments and raised questions about the long-term cost to American power and prosperity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/world/doomsayers-wrong-on-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #useconomy #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy
With an unmatched spike in public debt, 1.2 million extra people on sickness benefits and a record postwar tax burden, Britain’s economy is still suffering from "long COVID-19." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/economy/long-covid-uk-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #uk#covid19 #europe #globaleconomy
U.S. voters are increasingly souring on President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, according to a raft of new polling, but that disapproval still isn’t translating into a political windfall for Democrats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/03/economy/trump-economy-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #us #congress
U.S. President Donald Trump got some bad economic news Friday, and responded by shooting the messenger. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/02/economy/trump-jobs-fed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #fed #jobs #donaldtrump #us #globaleconomy
Global markets reeled Friday after President Donald Trump's tariffs barrage against nearly all U.S. trading partners as governments looked down the barrel of a seven-day deadline before higher duties take effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/02/economy/global-economy-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking punitive tariff threats beyond the realm of trade and into other arenas — ramping up pressure on countries to bend to America’s will. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/economy/trump-tariffs-economic-coercion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy
In the end, Europe found it lacked the leverage to pull Donald Trump's U.S. into a trade pact on its terms and so has signed up to a deal it can just about stomach — albeit one clearly skewed in America's favor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/economy/us-eu-trade-deal-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #eu #europe #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy
The U.S. and European Union agreed on a hard-fought deal that will see the bloc face 15% tariffs on most of its exports, including cars, staving off a trade war that could have delivered a blow to the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/economy/eu-us-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #eu #europe #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent flurry of trade deals have given Asian exporters some clarity on tariffs, but missing are key details on how to avoid punitive rates that target China’s supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/26/economy/trump-tariffs-china-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #globaleconomy #asia #tariffs #trade #us #donaldtrump
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