Japan, Trump and trade deal
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When President Donald Trump revealed that his administration had struck a "massive" trade and investment deal with Japan, he described it as "completed"—but it must still pass the Japanese parliament, called the Diet, which is riven with political turmoil.
President Donald Trump says that Japan has given him $550 billion to invest in the United States. It’s an astonishing figure, but still subject to negotiation and perhaps not the sure thing
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Over the past few decades, Japan-based automaker Toyota has spent billions of dollars to expand its manufacturing and assembly plants in the United States. Those plants now employ over 64,000 people across North America and have churned out millions of vehicles.
The right-wing populist party Sanseito made big strides in parliamentary elections in Japan, capitalizing on concerns about the economy, immigration and overtourism.
Among the strongest performers, Thermo Fisher Scientific rose 12%, topping the leaderboard for large-cap stocks, followed by T-Mobile US, up 9%.
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The Daily Caller on MSNHoward Lutnick Breaks Down Trump Admin’s Unique Japan Trade Deal At Daily Caller Live EventCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick revealed the unique and historic nature of the recently secured U.S.-Japan trade deal he helped negotiate during a Daily Caller Live event Thursday. President Donald Trump’s administration brokered a trade agreement with Japan where the East Asian country pledged to invest $550 billion in the U.
US stocks are floating near all-time highs as Wall Street maintains cautious optimism that Washington might ink more trade deals, avoiding a worst-case scenario of extraordinarily high tariffs and enabling the resilient economy to continue chugging along.
Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed a report by the Washington Post that ICE ordered staff to place ankle monitors on all people enrolled in the agency's Alternatives to Detention program "whenever possible."