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Japanese technology giant Panasonic announces a new chief as its profits barely hold up
Japanese electronics and technology company Panasonic has chosen a new chief executive after eking out a 1.2% rise in its ...
US-Japan trade deal guarantees lowest tariff rates for chips, pharma, Japanese official says
Japan last week struck a trade deal with the U.S. that lowers tariffs on cars and other goods to 15% in exchange for a ...
US, China tariff truce holds for now but US says Trump has final say
U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to seek an extension of their 90-day tariff truce on Tuesday, following two days of what ...
Tariffs on South Korea’s products threaten the ‘K-beauty’ boom in the US
In the United States and elsewhere, Korean cosmetics, or K-beauty for short, have dominated the trend. A craze for all-in-one ...
Asian Stocks Steady as Investors Brace for Tariff Deadline and Fed
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.3%, led by gains for Taiwanese stocks, after U.S. stocks ...
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We Haven’t Seen Tariffs This High Since the 1930s (w/ Jason Furman)
Jonathan Cohn and economist Jason Furman discuss the impact of Trump’s tariffs, the shift to higher trade barriers, and their economic consequences for the U.S.
As Uwajimaya weathers Trump’s tariffs, shoppers brace for higher prices
With tariffs increasing costs of Uwajimaya's importers, it is a matter of time before the impact is "felt by everyone," said ...
Japan govt. white paper warns of economic risk from US tariffs
The government says price increases show Japan is clearly not in the deflation that plagued the economy for more than 20 ...