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US-EU Tariff Talks Progress As Trump Announces Japan Deal

United States and European officials signaled progress in tariff talks Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump announced a pact with Japan and China said its vice premier would attend bilateral negotiations next week.

International Business Times

Trump's Japan Trade Deal Just Triggered A 2008-Style Bond Market Earthquake

Japan's 10-year bond yields surged to 1.59% on Wednesday—levels not seen since 2008—as markets reeled from a new U.S. trade deal and political turmoil surrounding Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Benzinga

FTSE 100 hits new high amid US trade talk optimism

Donald Trump said a ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan would include a 15% tariff on its exports.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

EU, Japan Vow Joint Push For 'Fair' Global Trade

The EU and Japan pledged on Wednesday to work together on championing a "free and fair" trade global system, as US tariffs and disputes with China rattle their economies.

International Business Times

Will Japan become the latest country to fall to the populist right?

Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains in Sunday’s election after running an anti-foreigner campaign

The Independent UK

Markets rally after Trump announces tariff deal with Japan

US president says Japanese imports will face 15% levy instead of threatened 25%, prompting reports of a similar deal with the EU

The Guardian - US

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Stock Index Futures Climb as U.S. Reaches Trade Deal With Japan, Tesla and Alphabet Earnings Awaited

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.39%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.19% this morning as sentiment got a boost after the U.S. announced a trade deal with Japan.

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Key things to know about Trump’s ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan

Agreement commits Tokyo to investing $550bn in America and Washington to cutting tariffs on Japanese automobiles to 15 per cent

The Independent UK

Japan’s PM Ishiba vows to stay in office despite election debacle

Shigeru Ishiba says he wants to ensure the new tariff deal agreed with the US is properly implemented.

Al Jazeera

Flurry of trade deals offers relief for some Asian countries, while others wait

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a flurry of trade deals that will relieve some pressure on companies and consumers from sharply higher tariffs on imports from Japan and a handful of other Asian countries

The Independent UK

Footsie up to new all-time high after Donald Trump reveals 'massive' US-Japan trade deal

US deal with its fifth biggest trading partner will see tariffs set at 15% compared with a previously threatened 25%

Evening Standard

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba dismisses reports that he will step down next month

The 68-year old leader said media reports that he had already decided to resign were ‘completely unfounded’

The Independent UK

Japan's Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a weekend election, says he will decide on whether to resign after closely studying the tariff deal just struck with the United States

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International Business Times

Japan PM Plans To Resign After Election Debacle: Local Media

Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan's prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports said Wednesday, after his latest election debacle left his coalition without a majority now in both houses of parliament.

Benzinga

Japan PM Ishiba Resignation Seen As Inevitable, Decision Expected In August: Report

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing mounting calls to resign after a stinging election loss, just as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a landmark $550 billion trade deal with Japan.

The Independent UK

Trump claims he’s made a ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan

The president announced the trade framework – in what he said was ‘perhaps the largest Deal ever made’ – in a Truth Social post Tuesday

The Conversation

Young Japanese voters embrace right-wing populist parties, leaving the prime minister on the brink

Japan’s ruling coalition suffered the widely expected loss of its majority in the July 20 election, as young voters shifted to the populist right. As a result, Shigeru Ishiba’s prime ministership now hangs in the balance.

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International Business Times

Tokyo's Nikkei Leads Asian Rally After Japan-US Trade Deal

Tokyo stocks rallied with the yen Wednesday after Japan and the United States finally hammered out a trade deal to slash Donald Trump's tariffs, including those on the crucial car sector.

International Business Times

Trump Announces 'Massive' Japan Trade Deal Including 15% Tariff

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States had agreed to a "massive" trade deal with Japan that would include a 15 percent tariff on its exports.

The Guardian - AU

Trump announces Japan trade deal as doubt cast over future of PM Ishiba

Tokyo’s failure to secure a US deal sooner had caused political unease and economic uncertainty in Japan

The Independent UK

Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

Barchart

S&P Futures Muted With Focus on Earnings and Trade Deals

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending down -0.04% this morning as investors brace for a raft of corporate earnings reports and continue to keep a close eye on any trade developments between the U.S. and key trading partners as the August 1st deadline approaches.

The Independent UK

Asian markets are mixed and Japan's shares slip after election leaves Ishiba's future in doubt

Asian markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records on Monday

International Business Times

Stocks Mixed With Trade And Earnings In Focus; Tokyo Reopens With Gains

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal.

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