Japan, Trump and Tariffs
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Japan has refrained from talk of striking back at U.S. tariffs.
From The New York Times
Shares of surprise tariff avoiders like pharmaceuticals and drinks firms and rate-sensitive stocks such as real estate were among the few to post gains in Europe on Thursday, as fears of a global rece...
From U.S. News & World Report
China's Commerce Ministry immediately called the move "a typical act of unilateral bullying" and pledged to take "resolute countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests".
From BBC
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President Trump's reciprocal tariffs on Japan (24%) and South Korea (25%) were largely in line with market expectations.
Japan's 10-year government bond yield fell sharply on safe-haven bets amid worries that U.S. President Donald Trump's bigger-than-expected wall of tariffs would dampen the global economy.
President Donald Trump announced a tailored approach to global tariffs that will levy different import taxes on each country.
If you live in Japan, you're lucky enough to have access to a Switch 2 that will only have Japanese as a system language, but it costs around $340 compared to the multi-language variant that costs around $480. In the US, the price is $450, but that could change due to new US tariffs on products from Vietnam and Cambodia.
A measure of Japanese bank shares plunged more than 7%, the most since August, as worries about the impact of harsher-than-expected US tariffs on Japan’s economy fueled bets the central bank may pause rate hikes.
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