Trump tariffs raise the specter of sharper economic downturn for South Korea and Japan

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  Posted by Two Blokes Jul 9 - Filed in General - #TwoBlokesTrading  - 11 views
  
  While South Korean imports to the U.S. face 25% tariffs, the same as Trump promised in April, the rate on Japan has been raised by 1 percentage point to 25%. Both Japan and South Korea saw first-quarter gross domestic product contract on a quarter-on-quarter basis.