Japan, Trade Deal
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US President Donald Trump's approach to global trade policy is yielding results with international partners. Nations including the European Union, Japan and Vietnam are accepting elevated tariffs for access to American markets.
US stocks were mixed Monday and the S&P 500 eked out a record high for the sixth day in a row as investors digested the announcement of a trade deal between Washington and Brussels.
The euro rose on Monday following a framework trade deal reached over the weekend between the United States and the European Union.
President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in Scotland on Sunday to iron out a US-EU trade deal. Without an agreement, the EU was due to get hit with a 30% tariff rate on Aug.
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"The biggest piece in the trade deal puzzle still remains, and the Chinese are unlikely to be as willing to fold."
Japan's chief negotiator reached an agreement with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in mid-June on a deal offering massive Japa