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TARIFFS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2018
Trudeau tries to reassure aluminum workers about U.S. tariff threat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday kicked off a tour of the nation's steel and aluminum regions to reassure workers worried that the United States could still introduce tariffs on the imports of the metals.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2018
Trump to visit St. Louis Boeing plant to tout impact of tax overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump will visit a Boeing Co. plant in St. Louis on Wednesday to tout the impact of the tax overhaul bill signed into law in December, a White House official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2018
Japan asks Trump for tariff exemption but gets no answer
Trade minister Hiroshige Seko asks that Japan be exempted from U.S. President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2018
Under pressure from allies, U.S. eases way for exemptions on just-imposed steel, aluminum tariffs
The United States opened the way for more exemptions from its steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, after pressure from allies and intense lobbying from lawmakers, further diluting the measures just a day after they were formally announced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2018
How Trump's 'no exemptions' tariff plan got carve-outs
In the space of a week, U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum went from a "no exemptions" plan to one filled with carve-outs for Canada, Mexico and likely other allies, plus hundreds of products not available domestically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2018
Australia set to secure exemption from U.S. tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has spoken with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and that they are working on an agreement so Australia will not be subject to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2018
GDP grew at much faster annual rate of 1.6% in October-December quarter
The economy grew at a much faster than initially reported annualized rate of 1.6 percent in the October-December period, thanks to robust corporate spending freshly signaling strengthening domestic demand, the government said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2018
Trump pressures China on trade, presses on with tariff plan as moderates exit
U.S. President Donald Trump looked set on Wednesday to authorize steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum this week as he stepped up pressure against China to develop a plan to reduce its trade imbalance with the United States by $1 billion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2018
Trade wars would hurt, not help, American security
Tariffs could drive a wedge between America and its allies, raise consumer prices and make it harder for U.S. businesses to compete.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2018
Trade skeptics gain upper hand in White House as Cohn quits
Economic nationalists appeared to gain the upper hand in a White House battle over trade with the resignation of Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, on Tuesday, a development that could tip the balance of views in Washington toward ramping up protectionist measures that risk igniting a global...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2018
Republican pushback on Trump tariffs gathers steam; talk of changes emerges
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EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2018
Trump fires first shots in trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump should know there are no good trade wars and there are no winners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2018
What Trump's trade guru doesn't get about economics
Promoting U.S. trade hawk Peter Navarro to the office of assistant to the president would not be good for growth.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2018
Trump's metal-tariff proposal provokes ire across most of corporate America
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed tariffs on aluminum and steel that he says will put the country first. But a broad swath of corporate America strongly disagrees, saying the levies will boost prices on everything from cars to beer and force companies to cut jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2018
Automakers among sectors reeling over Trump-planned U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
Shares of automakers and other large steel and aluminum users in the United States tumbled on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced a plan to slap hefty tariffs on imports of the metals, which he said would protect U.S. industry.
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2018
Trump takes a hard line on trade
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on solar panels raises the prospect of retaliation and shows a disregard for the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 24, 2018
Tokyo's success in bringing Pacific trade deal back to life marks challenge for Beijing, analysts say
The adjusted TPP deal marks a victory for Japan's diplomacy and will establish a strong foothold for member nations in trade negotiations with states preferring less liberalized trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2018
Fast-growing solar sector says Trump tariffs will kill tens of thousands of U.S. jobs
President Donald Trump's move to slap steep tariffs on imported panels will kill tens of thousands of jobs, raise the cost of going solar and quash billions of dollars of investment, the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association warned on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2018
Trump slaps steep tariffs on solar panels and imported washers, angering South Korea and China
U.S. President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, angering trade partners as he took his first major protectionist move a year into his term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2017
U.K. may struggle to top Japan-EU trade terms after Brexit
Despite hopes for a good free trade deal with Japan, the United Kingdom is unlikely to improve on the recent agreement between Tokyo and Brussels, and could end up worse off, experts say.

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