Japan PM Ishiba – no change to stance of requesting US cancel tariffs

Japan Prime Minister Ishiba

• No change at all to our stance of requesting U.S. to cancel tariffs

• Not in situation where we have found common ground yet

• But received report from Akazawa that talks were forward-looking

• Reaching a deal in haste is not necessarily in the best interest

Earlier from Japan on tariffs:

• Japan eco min Akazawa says no comment on specifics of tariff negotiations with Trump
• “Japan’s US Treasury holdings among tools for trade talks, Finance Minister Kato says”

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.