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TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2018
U.S. wants deal with Japan to avoid competitive currency devaluations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Washington seeks to include an agreement to prevent competitive currency devaluations in any trade deal it strikes with Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Nixon's grandson may become a Trump aide on China, sources say
Christopher Nixon Cox, the grandson of the late U.S. President Richard Nixon, is likely to join the Trump administration as an economic staffer focused on trade with China, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Abe pursues thaw with China amid frigid U.S.-Chinese ties
While U.S. President Donald Trump appears to wage a trade "Cold War" on China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will promote a thaw with Beijing at a summit this month where business ties will be in the spotlight.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2018
G20 faces test amid U.S.-China trade war and market turmoil
Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Friday explored ways to protect the global economy from rising trade tensions but were unable to agree on concrete solutions, leaving the issue to be resolved by leaders at summit talks next month.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 12, 2018
U.S. tightens controls on China imports of civil nuclear tech to prevent military use
The United States is tightening controls on Chinese imports of civil nuclear technology to prevent its use for military or other unauthorized purposes, the U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 12, 2018
Japan's exports seen slowing after natural disasters; core CPI up slightly
Japan's export growth was seen slowing in September after a series of natural disasters disrupted business activity, a poll found on Friday, but the setback was seen as temporary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2018
U.S. business group says Trump's China tariffs costing Americans $1.4 billion a month
A coalition of U.S. business groups fighting President Donald Trump's trade tariffs has launched an advertisement aimed at telling voters ahead of the midterm elections that the measures are costing American businesses and consumers $1.4 billion a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 11, 2018
'The Fed has gone crazy' as Dow dives over 800 points amid rate hike, trade jitters
President Donald Trump again criticized the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates following the worst market sell-off since February.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2018
Open regionalism in the Asia-Pacific
The present vacuum created by the lack of U.S. participation in the region must not be filled by China's growing sphere of influence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018
Donald Trump: The king of global trade?
Europe and Asia are the next places for the U.S. president to take his trade show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
India's aluminum producers increase sales to Japan amid industry shake-up
Indian aluminum producers including Hindalco Industries and Vedanta Ltd. are boosting sales to Japan as U.S. sanctions against Russia's Rusal and import tariffs shake up traditional supply routes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2018
Abe pledges to promote free trade with Thailand, offers legal and political assistance to Cambodia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday confirmed their cooperation in promoting free trade, with the Southeast Asian country expressing its readiness to join the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership that Japan has helped spearhead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2018
IMF raises Japan growth forecast, cuts global estimate due to trade tension
The fund projects that Japan's economy will grow 1.1 percent this year, up 0.1 percentage point from its estimate in July, due to an uptick in domestic demand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2018
Japan opposes withdrawal of U.S. troops from Korean Peninsula in potential denuclearization deal: Abe
Japan opposes any withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Korean Peninsula in exchange for North Korea's denuclearization, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an interview with the Financial Times published Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2018
China-U.S. tensions flare in testy Mike Pompeo visit to Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited "fundamental disagreement" with China's foreign minister during a testy exchange in Beijing that highlighted rising tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2018
China slashes banks' reserve requirements as trade war with U.S. imperils growth
China's central bank on Sunday announced a steep cut in the level of cash that banks must hold as reserves, stepping up moves to lower financing costs and spur growth amid concerns over the economic drag from an escalating trade dispute with the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2018
U.S. commerce secretary hints at anti-China 'poison pill' for new trade deals, including possible Japan pact
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross signals Washington may flex its muscles with additional trading partners — including Japan — in order to exert pressure on China to open its markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2018
U.S. seeks deeper farm tariff cuts than in Japan-EU pact: Sonny Perdue
Comment comes after the two governments had earlier agreed that in conducting trade negotiations, they would “respect” the positions of the other party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2018
Pentagon identifies China as 'growing risk' to supply of materials vital to U.S. defense industry
China represents a "significant and growing risk" to the supply of materials vital to the U.S. military, according to a new Pentagon-led report that seeks to mend weaknesses in core U.S. industries vital to national security.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2018
Pence to visit Japan in November for economic dialogue with Aso
The U.S. and Japanese governments are arranging an economic dialogue in mid-November in Japan involving Vice President Mike Pence and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, sources said Thursday.

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