President Donald Trump announced new trade agreements with Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia this week as the Trump-imposed August 1 tariff deadline approaches. The U.S.–Japan agreement reduces planned tariffs on Japanese exports from 25% to 15% in exchange for a $550 billion Japanese investment in U.

US President Donald Trump's approach to global trade policy is yielding results with international partners. Nations including the European Union, Japan and Vietnam are accepting elevated tariffs for access to American markets.

President Donald Trump unveiled a trade agreement with the European Union on Sunday, making it the latest in a series of accords as the White House threatens to slap tariffs on dozens of countries this week.

Economist Peter Schiff warns that President Donald Trump's trade deals, which involve commitments for purchasing more U.S. goods, could have unintended consequences for inflation and treasuries.

Asian stocks eased on Tuesday as much of the earlier optimism over President Donald Trump’s proposed tariff pact with Japan, soon followed by an agreement with EU, began to fade. Investors appeared to pause after a week of rapid policy developments.

Japanese automakers breathed a sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump finalized a trade agreement last week. However, the relief is tempered by intensifying competition, especially from China,

Trump's trade deals with the EU and Japan pave the way for the stock market to end with it's third straight annual gain of more than 20%, Oppenheimer said.

The 15% tariff would be lower than previously threatened, but it would remain a high duty on America’s largest trading partner.