President Donald Trump announced new trade agreements with Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia this week as the Trump-imposed August 1 tariff deadline approaches. The U.S.–Japan agreement reduces planned tariffs on Japanese exports from 25% to 15% in exchange for a $550 billion Japanese investment in U.

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.

The pacts are also drawing comparisons to the Phase One trade deal reached during President Donald Trump’s first term. Analysts expect the investment pledges to go the way of the agricultural purchases China promised and never delivered upon, especially as the vows don’t appear to be legally binding.

Japanese automakers breathed a sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump finalized a trade agreement last week. However, the relief is tempered by intensifying competition, especially from China,

Trump's trade deals with the EU and Japan pave the way for the stock market to end with it's third straight annual gain of more than 20%, Oppenheimer said.

The 15% tariff would be lower than previously threatened, but it would remain a high duty on America’s largest trading partner.

"The biggest piece in the trade deal puzzle still remains, and the Chinese are unlikely to be as willing to fold."