News

Trump says Japan will invest $550 billion in US at his direction. It may not be a sure thing
President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, $550 billion to invest in the ...
Trump takes a break from golf to meet EU chief in Scotland and salvage $2trillion trade relationship
Donald Trump is set to swap the links for the negotiating table as he readies to sit down with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen ...
Trump’s meeting with a key European official comes as his tariff deadline nears
President Donald Trump is set to meet with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland to discuss trade.
Trump, EU's von der Leyen to meet on Sunday to clinch trade deal, avert trade war
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to clinch a trade ...
WFMJ2h
The Latest: Justice Department completes interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accomplice
Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, finished 1 1/2 days of ...
Why a ‘mini Trump' is breaking through in Japan
As President Donald Trump’s tariffs add to a sense of uncertainty in Japan, the Sanseito party and its leader Sohei Kamiya ...
East Asia Forum5h
LDP’s Historic Electoral Defeat upends Japan’s Politics
The LDP’s historic electoral fall exposes a fractured Japan, where public disillusionment, economic woes and rising populism ...
US-Japan trade deal gives Trump control over $550 billion in investments. It could be ‘vapor ware’ — and a model for other countries
Analysts at Bank of America said that the Japan deal "looks like a reasonable blueprint" for other auto-exporting countries ...
The New York Sun8h
Japan, US, Offer Contradictory Accounts of Terms in Breakthrough Trade Agreement
Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the media after a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo, on July 18, 2025. Shuji Kajiyama ...
AccessWDUN9h
Wall Street hovers near records in premarket trading as attention turns to next week's busy schedule
Wall Street was on track to open with gains on Friday, adding to record highs ahead of next week’s busy slate of earnings, job market reports and the tariff deadline ...
US-China trade talks: Can China reduce its export dependence?
China’s high dependence on exports will likely be a key focus of a new round of U.S.-China trade talks this coming week in ...