Donald Trump, economic agreement with Japan
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Analysts at Bank of America said that the Japan deal "looks like a reasonable blueprint" for other auto-exporting countries like South Korea.
Trump said the U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on Japanese imports under the agreement, which he hailed as "maybe the largest deal in history."
The new U.S.-Japan trade deal lowers tariffs and strengthens economic ties, helping challenge China's regional aggression and instability.
President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday, making it the largest U.S. trade partner to broker an accord as the White House threatens to impose tariffs on dozens of countries within days.
That's down from the 25% levies he proposed earlier this month. Japan's prime minister says duties on autos from his nation will be cut to 15% from 25%.
Following the news of reduced tariffs on Japanese car imports as part of President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Japan, automakers in the land of the rising sun have much to say about what went down and how it impacts their business.