Japan claims US will amend ‘regrettable’ inconsistency in tariff deal
Trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa pushes for clarification on ‘stacked’ levies as exporters report huge charges
Trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa pushes for clarification on ‘stacked’ levies as exporters report huge charges

Tokyo officials contest Washington’s claim that American investors assured of vast share of profits from joint investment

Wave of US trade levies arrive, Bank of England sets interest rates, and Japan observes 80th anniversary of atomic bomb drops

Central bank holds rates and raises inflation forecasts, fuelling expectations for monetary tightening

Tariff relief for cars, steel and aluminium yet to be agreed

President will pick which projects receive capital, according to unpublished memo

A positive trade deal with the US masks a year of zero equity returns in sterling