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Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war
Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting ...
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Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
Neither foreign exchange rates nor defense spending were discussed, said Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator.
Japan Q1 GDP likely contracted on soft domestic demand, import surge
Japan's economy probably contracted for the first time in a year in the first quarter, weighed down by softer domestic demand ...
Oshikatsu, the fandom phenomenon Japan hopes can boost its flagging economy
How much fans spend on their oshi depends. According to a recent survey by Japanese marketing company CDG and Oshicoco, an ...
California has passed Japan to claim the 4th-biggest global economy. How about Arizona?
California is now the fourth-largest global economy, with the state's governor using that to attack Trump's tariff policy.
Japan and the Philippines push security and economic ties on Ishiba's visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held talks on Tuesday with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, in a move to advance ...
California overtakes Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy
California has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, as he warned of the threat posed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs to the tech powerhouse’s ...
California overtakes Japan to become world’s fourth-largest economy. But tariffs pose threat
If California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin ...
VIEW Yen slides with JGB yields after BOJ cuts growth forecasts
The Bank of Japan cut its growth and inflation forecasts on Thursday while refraining from raising interest rates against a ...