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Japan Shows How Treasury Bonds Could Be a Weapon in Trump’s Trade War

Every country that owns a significant amount of Treasury debt has the option to sell it to push back against President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Japan just happened to say it out loud. “It does exist as a card,

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 19h

Japan's $1T U.S. Treasury holdings could be a bargaining chip in trade talks

Japan is the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries, with holdings worth nearly $1.13T as of February, according to Treasury Department data. Next is China, with holdings worth $784B, followed by the U.K. (at $750B).

Reuters on MSN · 23h

Japan Says Massive Treasury Stockpile Among Tools for US Trade Talks

While Japan, as a close U.S. ally, is seen as less likely to use its Treasury holdings as a bargaining tool, some analysts speculate that China may liquidate its holdings as a "nuclear" option as trade tensions with the U.S. escalate.

Bank of Japan Slashes Growth Forecast

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 19h

Bank of Japan Slashes Growth Forecast as Trade War Hits

Japan is one of a handful of countries in talks with President Trump about averting steeper tariffs.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Japanese trading houses conservative on profit forecasts amid US tariffs

By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co, Sumitomo Corp and Sojitz on Thursday issued cautious profit forecasts for the current fiscal year as U.S. tariffs threaten global supply chains and increase economic uncertainty.

MarketWatch · 1d

U.S. Tariffs Could Force Bank of Japan to Tweak Forecasts Again, Ueda Says

TOKYO--U.S. trade policy could force the Bank of Japan to change its economic outlook again, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said after the central bank halved its growth forecast for the year. "Given a relatively low degree of certainty in our outlook,

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US, Japanese officials to start trade consultations, Treasury says; Japan said skeptical

Top U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to start immediate working-level consultations after "frank and constructive" trade ...

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Japan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks

No country holds more provable Treasury debt than Japan with roughly $1.1 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of its entire ...

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Japan says trade talks with US 'constructive'

Japan's top tariff negotiator says his team held a "constructive" second round of talks in the US on President Donald Trump's ...

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Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war

Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting the global economy. Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic growth ...

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Lutnick: ‘I have a deal done, done, done, done’ as China, Japan and India warm to trade talks

Green shoots are at last appearing in trade negotiations between the U.S. and major economic partners, after a frosty ...

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Japan objects to US trade proposal leaving tariffs on autos, steel

The U.S. presented a "framework of the agreement" for a final deal during bilateral tariff negotiations with Japan in Washington on Thursday, with the two sides at odds over American tariffs on ...

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Japanese investors raise foreign stock holdings for sixth week on easing trade tensions

Japanese investors raised their foreign stock holdings for a sixth straight week as their sustained appetite for overseas ...

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Japanese and Australian markets mixed following choppy trade on Wall Street; most Asian markets closed for holiday

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates at 0.5% in its two-day monetary policy meeting which ...

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