Asian shares rose Thursday, buoyed by optimism that the U.S.-Japan tariff agreement will be followed by more trade deals. Japan's Nikkei 225 surged nearly 2% to 41,983.50. The Shanghai Composite Index ...
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Mr Uchida’s remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump said that he has struck a “massive” trade deal with Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) watchers increasingly expect authorities to raise the benchmark interest rate either in October or January, according to a Bloomberg survey conducted before US President ...
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Stock markets advance after Japan-US trade deal
Stock markets rose on Wednesday after Japan and the United States hammered out a trade deal that included lowering President Donald Trump's tariffs on Japan's crucial car sector.In return, Japan ...
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President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday, making it the largest U.S. trade partner to broker an accord as the White House threatens to impose tariffs on dozens of countries within days.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise on US-Japan deal hopes, with Tesla and Google on deck
US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street got ready for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings. The ...
US lowers Japan tariff to 15% for $550bn investment pledge
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Bitcoin Price, XRP Fall. Why the Crypto Rally Is Stalling.
Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies were falling on Wednesday. The announcement of a U.S.-Japan trade deal appeared to boost stock markets, but cryptos weren’t beneficiaries.While the S&P 500 was ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump strikes deal with Japan, but EU digs in with over $100B counterattack
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