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Trump Announces First Phase of Japan's $80 Trillion US Investment

President Trump announced the selection of three projects in Texas, Ohio, and Georgia as the first phase of Japan's 80 trillion yen investment in the US.

17 Feb, 14:27 — 17 Feb, 21:40

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SCMP55m ago

Trump unveils first Japan investments under trade deal with US

The US and Japan unveiled the debut projects of a US$550 billion investment fund, pressing ahead with a trade and economic pact in the weeks before Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet US President Donald Trump. Trump said that the first tranche of money would go towards an Ohio gas power plant, a critical minerals site in Georgia and a liquefied natural gas facility in Texas in a social media post on Tuesday. The announcement did not specify how the projects would be financed or...

By Bloomberg

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NHK World1h ago

80兆円規模の対米投資“第1弾を選定”トランプ大統領が発表

アメリカのトランプ大統領は、17日、SNSへの投稿で、先の日米合意に基づく日本からアメリカへの80兆円規模の投資をめぐって、テキサス州の石油・ガス事業、オハイオ州の発電事業、それにジョージア州の重要鉱物事業の3つのプロジェクトを第1弾に選定したと発表しました。関税措置をめぐる日米交渉では、経済安全保障上重要な分野を中心に、日本がアメリカに5500億ドル、日本円にして80兆円規模の投資や融資などを行うことで合意し、今月12日には赤澤経済産業大臣がワシントンを訪れ、ラトニック商務長官と会談していました。

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wsj8h ago

Trump’s Team Considers Overhaul to Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Team Considers Overhaul to Steel and Aluminum Tariffs  The Wall Street Journal

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