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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. and Japan had struck a trade deal that includes a 15% tariff to be levied on U.S. imports from the country. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal would include $550 billion of Japanese investments in the United States.
Japan will invest $550 billion into the U.S., and goods from the country will be subject to a 15% tariff, President Trump said. Japan has not commented on the reported deal.
Trump will host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House today. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said yesterday that the two leaders could discuss trade and the upcoming Aug. 1 tariff deadline.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Japan will form a joint venture to develop a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska though a Japanese government official said he was not aware of such plans.
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