Japan economy minister Akazawa:
Japan, U.S. conducted working-level talks on bilateral trade in Washington DC on Mondayno change to Tokyo’s stance of demanding an elimination of U.S. tariffs in bilateral trade negotiationsschedule for a third round of ministerial-level negotiations was yet to be fixed
I mentioned yesterday that the election in Japan in July is going to be an issue for trade talks. Adam followed up on this Monday:
More signs that the US-Japan trade agreement is on ice
ps. Thats Akazawa in the hat
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.