Japan and U.S. Finalize Trade Agreement
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President Donald Trump announced new trade deals with Japan and the Philippines this week, bringing the total number of deals to five. However, several major trading partners still haven’t reached trade agreements with the U.S. ahead of the Aug. 1 deadlines.
Wall Street climbed Wednesday after President Donald Trump reached a trade deal with Japan and hopes rose for more agreements by August 1.
He is raising tariffs on some of America’s most important trading partners, and the world is largely cheering the agreements as victories.
India and the Maldives are in discussions to negotiate a free trade agreement and an investment treaty, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters on Tuesday.
India on Tuesday submitted the ratification document of the free trade agreement with the four-European nation bloc EFTA to Norway.