Japan, South Korea and Donald Trump
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Agence France-Presse on MSNJapan's sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and riceDonald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.
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NDTV Profit on MSNTrump Tariffs LIVE: 50% Levy On Brazil; New Letters Issued To Iraq, Libya, Sri Lanka, Others — Key HighlightsImposed 30% tariffs on Libya, Iraq, Sri Lanka, and Algeria.Slapped 25% tariffs on Moldova and Brunei.Announced 50% tariffs on Brazil.Global oil demand growth is likely to see a slowdown in third and fourth quarter as pressure from US tariff rises said Bloomberg.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian stocks rose slightly on Thursday, riding on optimism from Nvidia's brief rise to a world-record $4 trillion valuation and as investors largely shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos.
President Donald Trump's threats to impose high tariffs on countries make U.S. trading partners and investors nervous. But his sector tariffs could hurt consumers and businesses more in the long run.
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In his new round of tariffs being announced this week, Trump is essentially tethering the entire world economy to his instinctual belief that import taxes will deliver factory jobs and stronger growth in the U.S., rather than the inflation and slowdown predicted by many economists.
Oil prices were steady on Thursday as investors weighed the potential impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on global economic growth, while a weaker dollar and signs of strong U.S. gasoline demand underpinned prices.