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Japan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks
No country holds more provable Treasury debt than Japan with roughly $1.1 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of its entire ...
Japan says no plan to threaten Treasuries sale in US trade talks
Japan has no plans to threaten to sell its $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasuries in trade talks with Washington, its ...
Japan and China trade accusations of airspace violation near disputed islands
Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, ...
Trump’s trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices
President Trump’s new import taxes are based not on specific goods like cars or steel, but on how he thinks other countries ...
Japan Shows How Treasury Bonds Could Be a Weapon in Trump’s Trade War
Every country that owns a significant amount of Treasury debt has the option to sell it to push back against President Donald ...
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U.S. agriculture secretary to visit Japan for trade talks
The U.S. agriculture secretary indicated the possibility of asking for market-opening measures for agricultural products.
The clock is ticking down to zero, and Trump needs a trade deal — badly
President Donald Trump, the dealmaker-in-chief, has said for weeks that at least one trade deal is imminent with one of the dozens of countries in active negotiations with the United States to avoid ...
US, Japanese Officials to Start Trade Consultations, Treasury Says; Japan Said Skeptical
During the meeting, Japan explained an outline of measures it would take to reduce its huge trade surplus with the U.S. such ...
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Japan not to use US bond holdings as leverage in trade talks
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Sunday that Japan is not thinking of using its holdings of U.S. Treasurys as a ...
Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war
Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting the global economy. Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic growth ...
China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to deepen cooperation amid trade war turbulence
Beijing’s top financial and economic officials want to strengthen regional ties amid US trade war uncertainties.