Financial Insights That Matter Japan is a key US ally but has not secured any exemptions from Donald Trump’s tariffs (Philip FONG) Tokyo’s tariffs envoy departed Wednesday for a second round of negotiations in Washington, where Japan could offer concessions such as tweaking vehicle import procedures to secure relief from Donald Trump’s trade levies. Ryosei […]
Financial Insights That Matter HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian hedge funds tiptoed back into the market last week, adding to their positions in Japan and India shares, after quickly cutting exposure when U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed sweeping tariffs at the start of the month, Morgan Stanley said. They were also buyers in Taiwan, mainly […]
Financial Insights That Matter Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shares in a swath of companies surged in Tokyo on Monday after a $42bn plan for carmaker Toyota Motor to take private its parts-making subsidiary triggered hopes of a wider overhaul […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat on Monday denied a media report that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told his Japanese counterpart at a bilateral meeting in Washington that a weak dollar (DX=F) and a strong yen (J7=F) are desirable. “As we have said, the U.S. side […]
Financial Insights That Matter U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday did not push his Japanese counterpart for support to prop up the yen during their first face-to-face talks, officials said, as the two countries seek common ground over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs intended to reduce trade deficits and protect domestic industries. After the […]
Financial Insights That Matter The United States has “absolutely no currency targets” in its trade negotiations with Japan, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, as the two countries aim to find some middle ground following President Donald Trump’s imposition of severe tariffs on imports. Bessent’s statement, making it clear that the Trump administration will not […]
Financial Insights That Matter –BOJ Governor Ueda: To Hike Interest Rates Gradually If Outlook for 2% inflation Sets in (MaceNews) – Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato told a news conference on Thursday in Washington that he and his U.S. counterpart didn’t discuss guiding the currency market toward a weaker dollar against yen to help trim […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Japan intends to push back against any US effort to bring it into an economic bloc aligned against China because of the importance of Tokyo’s trade ties with Beijing, according to current and former Japanese government officials. Most Read from Bloomberg Like many other countries, Japan is trying to […]
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Financial Insights That Matter The finance chiefs of Japan and the United States held a meeting Thursday in which they discussed currency policy as the two countries seek some common ground over U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Shortly after his discussion with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato […]