Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa will leave Friday for the US for a third round of trade talks with the Trump administration. “Our position remains unchanged in strongly requesting a review of the series of US tariff measures,” Akazawa said Thursday evening. “We will engage in discussions with a frank and constructive attitude to…
The past few days have seen notable shifts of geopolitical and trade significance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reset red lines for India’s engagement with Pakistan. Elsewhere, the US and China called a momentary truce in their trade war, with talks underway on a bilateral deal. As history is moving at a frenetic pace, even…
KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers Korean won little changed against dollar South Korea benchmark bond yield steady SEOUL, – Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares rose on Monday, buoyed by progress in trade talks between China and the United States. ** The benchmark KOSPI was up 11.85 points, or 0.46%, at…
China’s top diplomat warned countries against caving into US tariff threats, as the Trump administration hints at the possible use of new trade tools to pressure Beijing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said appeasement will only embolden the “bully” at a BRICS meeting, rallying the group of emerging-market nations to fight back against US levies….
Oil edged higher in a day of listless trading as investors parsed conflicting messaging on the progress of trade talks between the US and China. West Texas Intermediate futures rose to settle near $63 a barrel, but still notched their third weekly loss in the past four. Chinese authorities are weighing removing additional levies on…
India’s government seems set to drop its 6% equalization levy on online advertising services rendered to Indian advertisers by offshore digital businesses. This so-called ‘Google tax’—since it impacted this US-based web-search company perhaps the most, though also others like Meta and X—was introduced in 2016, but is abruptly being withdrawn just days before US President…
