Japan trade negotiator to cancel US visit

Ryosei Akazawa didn’t board the plane. The Japanese trade minister was scheduled to arrive in Washington for final talks on a $550 billion investment pact. Instead, he canceled — no press conference, no handshake photo, just a quiet diplomatic retreat. …

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Beijing retaliates after US trade chief mocks China as “addicted” to American tech, orders ByteDance and Alibaba to halt Nvidia chip purchases

“We don’t sell them our best stuff, not our second-best stuff, not even our third-best… You want to sell the Chinese enough that their developers get addicted to the American technology stack, that’s the thinking” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/china-reportedly-discouraged-purchase-of-nvidia-ai-chips-due-to-insulting-lutnick-statements/ar-AA1KX76p According to FT, China’s …

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Trump trade “deals” exist only in theory

Trade "deals" under Trump: Where binding agreements go to die of acute documentation deficiency. Our allies now navigate a Schrödinger's negotiation—simultaneously concluded and nonexistent. South Korea confirmed August 5 their "deal" isn't written down. Vietnam's 40%… — White House Xray …

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US hikes Japan tariffs weeks after announcing trade deal. Market rally built on soft numbers and broken promises

The U.S. just announced a 15% tariff hike on Japanese imports. This comes two weeks after Trump declared a “massive” trade agreement with Japan on July 22, calling it “maybe the largest deal in history.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/22/trump-trade-deal-japan-tariff-imports/85331747007/ The July 23 agreement …

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Trump slaps massive tariffs on EU, India, Taiwan and Switzerland in sweeping trade crackdown

“U.S. imports from China fell to 28.3 billion in April, the lowest since March 2020 amid rising tariffs and trade uncertainty.” https://www.tipranks.com/news/u-s-imports-from-china-at-lowest-level-since-2020-as-trade-deficit-halves “President Trump has warned that the European Union could face 35 % tariffs unless it meets a $600 billion investment commitment that …

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