Trump and Abe herald US-Japan deal in shadow of China trade war

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The US and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month.

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It’s a very big transaction, and we’ve agreed in principle. It’s billions and billions of dollars

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