To Yardeni Research strategists, the nation’s troubling trajectory resembles that of Japan in the 1990s. That suggests Chinese officials are looking for a tariff deal sooner than later.

Japan, according to a report this week in Japanese financial newspaper the Nikkei, is “exploring support” for Trump’s so-called “Golden Dome” project—a massive missile-defense system ...

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Stocks have recouped their losses since April 2, but Morgan Stanley‘s Lisa Shalett says tariff-related hurdles remain. She thinks another year of blockbuster returns in the stock market is unlikely.

Today, Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, with more than $1.13 trillion in treasuries. But if Japanese yields keep rising, that capital may flow out of U.S. bonds and back to Tokyo.

Japan lost its position as the world’s largest creditor nation for the first time in 34 years, giving up the title to Germany despite posting a record amount of overseas assets.