Trump Pressures EU, Japan Ahead of Tariff Deadline
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By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese manufacturers grew less confident about business conditions in June and expressed caution about the outlook for the next three months, citing U.S. tariff uncertainties and weak Chinese demand,
TOKYO—Japan’s exports declined for the first time in eight months in May, highlighting the impact of President Trump’s tariffs. Exports, a main engine of growth for Japan’s economy, fell 1.7% in May from a year earlier.
Japan’s exports fell for the first time in eight months as the US tariff campaign weighed on global trade, raising the risk of a technical recession after the economy contracted at the start of the year.
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's exports fell for the first time in eight months in May, data showed on Wednesday, indicating that sweeping U.S. tariffs were threatening the country's fragile economic recovery. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump have yet to reach a trade deal.
TOKYO: Japanese auto exports to the United States fell almost a quarter in May, data showed on Wednesday (Jun 18), as worries over Donald Trump's tariffs continue to grow with no deal yet made between Tokyo and Washington.
Japan’s exports fell for the first time in eight months as the US tariff campaign weighed on global trade, raising the risk of a technical recession after the economy contracted at the start of the year.
Japan's exports fell in May for the first time in eight months as big automakers such as Toyota absorbed the costs of sweeping tariffs imposed by the U.S., and the failure of the Asian nation to reach a trade deal this week will likely pile pressure on its fragile economy.
Japanese companies are ramping up rice imports as high prices for domestic grain make the overseas product competitive even with a heavy tariff.
TOKYO] Japan’s exports fell for the first time in eight months in May, data showed on Wednesday (Jun 18), indicating that sweeping US tariffs were threatening the country’s fragile economic recovery.
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said his country has not reached a comprehensive tariff agreement with the United States as some disagreements persist between the two nations.