Economy and macroUpdated 20h ago

Asian partners make just 2.7% of pact financing available.

Tariff-easing pacts have an investment side, and the Financial Times has put a number on it. The paper reports that Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have made available just 2.7% of financing and foreign direct investment under their trade and investment pacts. The wording matters: it says the funds were made available, not that they were disbursed or received by the US. For the investment side of these deals, that is a notably small figure.

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