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Who Buys the F-150s, and More Japan Deal Mysteries
Investors love the trade deal Tokyo struck with Trump. Now for the nagging details.
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The long-awaited trade deal between the US and Japan has investors celebrating after months of uncertainty. But as the song goes, nagging questions always remain.
Who is going to buy the “cars, SUVs and trucks” that President Donald Trump has promised to sell? Who is going to purchase the 100 Boeing jets? And what possible structure could the $550 billion fund, allegedly financed by Tokyo with 90% of profits going to US, actually take?