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Corn Holding Steady as US and Japan Stike Trade Deal

Corn prices are sticking close to unchanged on Wednesday morning. Futures edged back towards their intraday lows at the Tuesday close, settling with 4 to 5 cent losses. Preliminary open interest showed net new selling, up 18,351 contracts on Tuesday, The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price was...

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First Thing: Obama breaks silence on Trump’s ‘outrageous’ call to prosecute him

Office of ex-president says allegations of attempted coup are ‘attempt at distraction’. Plus, why are people opting out of traditional funerals?

The Guardian - UK

EU, Japan Vow Joint Push For 'Fair' Global Trade

The EU and Japan pledged on Wednesday to work together on championing a "free and fair" trade global system, as US tariffs and disputes with China rattle their economies.

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Will Japan become the latest country to fall to the populist right?

Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains in Sunday’s election after running an anti-foreigner campaign

The Independent UK

Markets rally after Trump announces tariff deal with Japan

US president says Japanese imports will face 15% levy instead of threatened 25%, prompting reports of a similar deal with the EU

The Guardian - US

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Slide Despite US-Japan Trade Deal

Cryptocurrency markets are down on Wednesday morning, despite President Trump’s trade deal with Japan expected to have a positive effect on equities.

Benzinga

BMW, Volkswagen, Stellantis Rally As Trump's Japan Trade Pact Fuels Hopes For EU Deal — But Analysts Warn It's 'Impossible To Predict'

As President Donald Trump announced 15% tariffs on Japanese imports after reaching an agreement with Japanese officials, shares of some of Europe's top automakers rallied, hoping for similar breakthroughs.

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Japanese equities rally on ‘massive’ U.S. trade deal, with markets buoyed by hopes of more 11th hour announcements

While the announcement was cause for optimism ahead of Aug. 1, analysts remained concerned about the steep tariffs still looming for key trading partners such as Brazil and the EU.

Fortune

Stock Index Futures Climb as U.S. Reaches Trade Deal With Japan, Tesla and Alphabet Earnings Awaited

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.39%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.19% this morning as sentiment got a boost after the U.S. announced a trade deal with Japan.

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Key things to know about Trump’s ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan

Agreement commits Tokyo to investing $550bn in America and Washington to cutting tariffs on Japanese automobiles to 15 per cent

The Independent UK

US Stocks Likely To Open Higher As Trump Seals Japan Trade Deal — Tesla, AT&T, Texas Instruments Earnings On Deck

U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday after ending on a mixed note on Tuesday. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher.

Benzinga

Japan’s PM Ishiba vows to stay in office despite election debacle

Shigeru Ishiba says he wants to ensure the new tariff deal agreed with the US is properly implemented.

Al Jazeera

'So Trump-like': Relief But No Surprise In Japan As US Cuts Tariffs

In the Japanese city of Seki, famed for its razor-sharp artisan knives, news that incoming US tariffs will be lowered is welcome but not entirely unexpected.

International Business Times

France's culture minister to be tried on corruption charges linked to Renault-Nissan

France's culture minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial accused of alleged corruption and abuse of power while she was a Member of European Parliament, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

Flurry of trade deals offers relief for some Asian countries, while others wait

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a flurry of trade deals that will relieve some pressure on companies and consumers from sharply higher tariffs on imports from Japan and a handful of other Asian countries

The Independent UK

Trump announces ‘perhaps the largest deal ever made’

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Evening Standard

Footsie up to new all-time high after Donald Trump reveals 'massive' US-Japan trade deal

US deal with its fifth biggest trading partner will see tariffs set at 15% compared with a previously threatened 25%

Euronews

Asian markets rise, Toyota up by 14% after US tariff deal

Asian shares rallied on Wednesday, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the US announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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The Independent UK

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba dismisses reports that he will step down next month

The 68-year old leader said media reports that he had already decided to resign were ‘completely unfounded’

The Guardian - UK

Two City traders win appeals against rate rigging convictions after ‘Kafkaesque nightmare’ – as it happened

Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo have convictions for rigging benchmark interest rates quashed by Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Japan's Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a weekend election, says he will decide on whether to resign after closely studying the tariff deal just struck with the United States

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 23 July: Japan trade deal lifts markets, jailed traders cleared

AstraZeneca and GSK shares were among today’s FTSE 100 index beneficiaries as risk appetite surged on the back of Japan’s US trade deal.

International Business Times

Japan PM Plans To Resign After Election Debacle: Local Media

Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan's prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports said Wednesday, after his latest election debacle left his coalition without a majority now in both houses of parliament.

Euronews

EU and Japan prepare delicate balancing act with US

At Wednesday's summit, the EU and Japan are expected to reaffirm their commitment to a rules-based order, as both face trade disputes with the US, but the pair offer differing approaches to negotiations with the Trump administration.

The Independent UK

Asian markets gain, with Japan's Nikkei up more than 3%, lifted by deal on Trump's tariffs

Asian shares have rallied, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the U.S. announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs

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