Sanae Takaichi Watches Japan Exports Rise After Tariff Strain

Sanae Takaichi Watches Japan Exports Rise After Tariff Strain

cutting earlier rates that were expected to be much harsher, including an auto tariff level referenced at 27.5% in the same reporting. That reduction improved Japan’s [music] price competitiveness and reduced the fear factor that had kept companies cautious. In practical terms, exporters and dealers also leaned on another tool, absorbing costs rather than immediately pushing them [music] onto US. Analysts watching the market say that was part of why the initial tariff shock proved less severe than many feared. [music] But the same analysts are also warning that pricing behavior can shift if more of the tariff cost gets passed through to consumers. It could lift [music] inflation in the US and cool demand which would circle back to Japan through lower orders. And he said initially the [music] tariffs were absorbed by exporters and dealers through price reductions. But that practice is shifting not only [music] for imports from Japan but elsewhere. If this trend accelerates inflation, it could drag down US domestic [music] demand. Koki Akimoto, economist, Daiwa Institute of Research. That risk is crucial because Japan’s export rebound in this [music] moment is tightly tied to whether US consumers and businesses keep buying at the same pace. >> [music]

Sanae Takaichi Watches Japan Exports Rise After Tariff Strain

Japan’s exports to the United States post their first rise in eight months as tariff pressures ease. Stronger auto and pharmaceutical shipments lift trade, support economic confidence, and shape expectations around Bank of Japan policy decisions ahead.
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