Trump announces Japan tariff deal
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Japan trade deal boosts Japanese equities and benefits Franklin FTSE Japan ETF, but faces issues with tariffs and market trends. Click for my FLJP update.
Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are scheduled to go into effect on August 1 after a 90-day delay—just as American families begin back-to-school shopping—and could hike up the cost of consumer goods imported from other countries.
A US-Japan trade agreement, capping auto and goods tariffs at 15%, is setting a new standard for global trade negotiations. Economists believe this be
While 15% tariffs would be nothing to toast in normal times, it seems pretty good after Trump first threatened Japan with a 24% tariff rate.
Japan and Europe are two of the U.S.’s largest trading partners and now that the markets have some certainty around trade, it’s back to “risk-on” for investors, according to Jim Reid’s team at Deutsche Bank.
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