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Japan's sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and rice
Japan's sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and rice
by  AFP

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office. - No sacrifice - As a result, Ishiba's government has been at pains to say it won't bend on the issue -- although this may change after the election.

Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism
Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism
by  AFP

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump's tariffs even after he broadened his range of measures. The US president also said this week he would put a 50 percent tariff on copper imports, while considering a 200 percent charge for pharmaceuticals.

Copper's strategic role threatened by Trump tariffs
Copper's strategic role threatened by Trump tariffs
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 50-percent tariffs on copper imports has roiled the strategic metal on markets. This is the level that markets had expected before Trump's bombshell announcement this week of a planned 50-percent tariff. pml-bcp/gv

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