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US Carmakers Say Japan Tariff Deal Puts Them at Disadvantage

U.S. automakers face a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum and a 25% tariff on parts and finished vehicles, with some exceptions for products covered under the USMCA that went into effect in 2020.

July 24, 2025
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Trade Deal With Japan Lowers Threatened Tariff to 15%

The 15% tax on imported Japanese goods is a meaningful drop from the 25% rate that Trump, in a recent letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said would be levied starting Aug. 1.

July 23, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

A Look at the 14 Countries That Received Trade Letters

Here's a look at the 14 countries that received letters from President Donald Trump outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1.

July 8, 2025
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Trump Sends Tariff Threat Letters to Allied Nations

The letters issued July 7 so far appeared to largely be a novel method of again punting a looming July 9 deadline for so-called “reciprocal” tariffs until at least the beginning of August.

July 7, 2025
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Trump Dismisses Extension of Tariff Deadline, Teases Japan

President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations.

July 1, 2025
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Trump Threatens to Impose Tariff on Japan Over Rice Exports

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff level on Japan, citing what he said was the country’s unwillingness to accept rice exports from the U.S.

June 30, 2025
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Japan, US Start Tariff Talks Amid Reports on Cars

Japan and the U.S. have begun trade negotiations, with media reports suggesting Tokyo’s delegation is trying to win a reprieve from the tariffs by pledging to make more cars in the U.S. 

June 6, 2025
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Details Scarce on Nippon-US Steel Deal

President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Pennsylvania on May 30 to celebrate a details-to-come deal for Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel.

May 30, 2025
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Steelworkers Head Urges Trump to Reject Nippon Bid

The comments are likely a final salvo from David McCall, who has stood in opposition of U.S. Steel’s proposed sale to the Japanese suitor since the deal was announced in December 2023.

May 22, 2025
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G-7 Ministers Tread Carefully Amid US Trade Tensions

“This is a very consequential moment for the G-7 in the world,” Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told reporters May 20.

May 21, 2025