Japan’s Aso: No comment regarding Trump remarks on US-Japan trade

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso is on the wires now, via Reuters, declining to comments on Trump’s overnight remarks that probably sparked US-Japan row.

Late-Thursday, the US President Trump mulled trade issue with Japan while talking to the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) James Freeman.

Freeman cited: "It seems that he is still bothered by the terms of U.S. trade with Japan. Mr. Trump described his good relations with the Japanese leadership but then added: 'Of course that will end as soon as I tell them how much they have to pay.'"

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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