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Tariffs, declining real wages, slowing growth: Japan's central bank has its work cut out
Real wages fell 2.9% in May year on year, sharper than the revised 2% drop in April and declining for a fifth straight month.
Trump to put 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, new import taxes on 12 other nations.
President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a ...
Japan’s Early June Exports Rise Slightly Ahead of Higher Tariffs
Japan’s exports edged up in the first 20 days of June ahead of the Trump administration’s scheduled imposition of higher ...
White House sends letters threatening 25% import duties on Japan, South Korea goods as tariff chaos reignites
The president has already threatened an additional 10% tariff on goods from countries aligning themselves with a bloc of ...
Japan tariff negotiator held in-depth talks with Lutnick, Japanese government says
Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held "in-depth exchanges" over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ...