Oct 27 For Japan’s new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck By Mari Yamaguchi, Josh Boak, Associated Press Japan’s government floated an idea to buy a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks, a meaningful gesture that may also be impractical given the narrow streets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 6:12 Trump tries to assure Asian nations hit by U.S. tariffs amid progress on China trade deal By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara On the first day of his Asia trip, Trump sought to shift attention from controversies at home to deals struck with allies in the region. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the administration is closing in on a trade deal with China… Continue watching
Oct 26 U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting By Chris Megerian, David Rising, Eileen Ng, Associated Press A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting. Continue reading
Oct 26 Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan’s tariff warning By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs. Reagan said he believed that… Continue reading
Oct 25 Trump threatens Canada with 10% tariff increase for not pulling down critical ad sooner By Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:49 What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data By William Brangham, Sam Lane The inflation report was delayed due to the government shutdown and the White House said there will likely be no report next month. But even before the shutdown, experts were sounding the alarm after President Trump fired the head of… Continue watching
Oct 24 Ontario premier says he’ll pull ad that upset Trump so U.S.-Canada trade talks can resume By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The leader of Canada’s most populous province said Friday he’ll pull the anti-tariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Continue reading
Oct 24 Here’s what’s in China’s 5-year plan as trade wars drag on By Chan Ho-him, Huizhong Wu, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China's leaders are vowing to reduce its reliance on foreign advanced technology and spur stronger domestic demand as it weathers “high winds” amid elevated trade tensions with the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump will promote big investments in Japan and South Korea, but details are fuzzy By Josh Boak, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump is going to Japan and South Korea next week to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for U.S. factories, a natural gas pipeline and other projects. Continue reading
Oct 24 Target is eliminating 1,800 corporate jobs as it looks to reclaim its lost luster By Lisa Leff, Associated Press Target, which has about 1,980 U.S. stores, lost ground to Walmart and Amazon in recent years as inflation caused shoppers to curtail their discretionary spending. Continue reading