Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S, with the $550 billion investment plan in focus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/economy/big-japan-deal-details/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent #howardlutnick
Japan and US both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal, with the "reciprocal" rate set at 15% and the rate on autos 12.5% https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/economy/japan-us-win-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapan #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated the two nations could reach a "good” trade deal while signaling the process may take more time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/19/economy/us-japan-trade-deal-bessent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy
Calls for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's resignation have prompted investors to protect portfolios against the risk of higher inflation, as a central bank more willing to lower rates could fuel price rises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/markets/investors-fed-chief-ouster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jeromepowell #scottbessent #investors #federalreserve #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering holding a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is set to visit the 2025 Osaka Expo this week, government sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/japan/politics/ishiba-bessent-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #scottbessent #shigeruishiba #osaka #2025osakaexpo #us #trade #tariffs #usjapanrelations
For the second time this year, the world’s most powerful finance ministers gather in South Africa without the presence of the U.S. Treasury secretary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/g20-bessent-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #g20 #southafrica #us #donaldtrump #republicans #brics
Japan is unlikely to face pressure from the U.S. to prop up the yen despite U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of its large trade surplus with his country, a former top currency diplomat says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/economy/ex-japan-forex-diplomat-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #currencies #dollar #yen #donaldtrump #scottbessent #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is planning to visit Japan next week for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/world/politics/us-treasury-bessent-japan-expo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #scottbessent #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #ryoseiakazawa
Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations enter uncharted territory as both sides refuse to budge just days ahead of the deadline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/economy/us-japan-uncharted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #scottbessent #ryoseiakazawa
Trump hammers away at Japan for a third day, threatening to end negotiations and just set a tariff rate for Japanese products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/economy/trump-third-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #scottbessent #ryoseiakazawa
Donald Trump has threatened to raise reciprocal tariffs on Japan to the even higher rate of 35% — higher than what was initially set for China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/economy/trump-japan-35-percent-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #scottbessent #ryoseiakazawa
With just 10 days to go until President Donald Trump’s country-specific tariffs are set to resume, the White House appears poised to fall short of the sweeping global trade reforms it promised to achieve. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/markets/trump-deals-global-trade-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #scottbessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said trade deals with other countries could be done by Sept. 1, citing talks with 18 main trading partners and new revisions to a deal with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/28/economy/scott-bessent-trade-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy