U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration could start sending letters to trade partners as early as Friday, setting unilateral tariff rates ahead of the July 9 deadline for negotiations. “We’re probably going to be sending some letters out,

Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 39,762.20 after earlier gains,

By Sruthi Shankar and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -Wall Street stock index futures were subdued on Wednesday as investors weighed U.S. trade negotiations ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 tariff deadline and awaited payrolls data for hints on the monetary policy path.

As the July 9 tariff deadline approaches, expect more deals in coming days, but the drama is far from over. Who is in and who is out—for now.

President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Vietnam sends a clear signal about where US tariffs on Chinese goods might ultimately land, as talks between Washington and Beijing continue following their recent truce.

The United States will place a lower-than-promised 20% tariff on many Vietnamese exports, Donald Trump said on Wednesday, cooling tensions with its tenth-biggest trading partner days before the U.S. president could raise levies on most imports.