East Asia Forum2d
Securing and economising the US–Japan partnership under Trump 2.0
As Donald Trump re-enters the presidential office, the durability of these efforts will be tested, with his administration ...
Japan to cooperate with Bessent on forex, other issues
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will cooperate on issues including forex, ...
Japan's Leader Says He's Preparing for Tough Negotiations With Trump on Maintaining US Presence
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...
Ishiba Nudges His ‘Little Japan’ Closer to China
Japan’s leader is finally set to meet Trump, three months after the US president’s election victory. Why has he spent that ...
Crude Oil Prices9h
Buyers Flock to Negotiate U.S. LNG Deals Amid Trump’s Tariff Threat
Amid tariff threats from President Trump, major LNG importers like Japan, India, and Kuwait are negotiating increased U.S. LNG purchases, while China remains hesitant.
Fed hold rates steady, sees inflation as ‘elevated’; Powell declines comment on Trump
The Fed said the job market is “solid,” and noted that the unemployment rate “has stabilized at a low level in recent months.
RFK Jr. faces tough questions on vaccine, abortion stance in confirmation hearing
A longtime environmental lawyer with no experience working in public health administration or medicine, Kennedy is known for ...
The Columbian1d
After talking tough during campaign, Trump appears to ease up on China at start of presidency
On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he l ...