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Trump calls for removal of Japanese tariffs on US farm products
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called for the removal of Japan's "very massive" tariffs on American agricultural products, as he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to accelerate new negotiations for a bilateral trade pact.
In a show of eagerness to bring a swift conclusion to the talks, Trump said at a White House meeting with Abe that the governments may strike a deal by the time he travels to Japan in late May for a meeting with the country's new emperor.
"I think it can go fairly quickly. Maybe by the time I'm over there. Maybe we sign it over there," Trump told the meeting, part of which was open to the media. "But it's moving along very nicely, and we'll see what happens."
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Abe said Trump assured him that he will fully cooperate in arranging a first summit between Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as part of efforts to resolve Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
Abe and Trump affirmed close coordination bilaterally, and trilaterally with South Korea, in achieving the fully verified denuclearization of North Korea, while vowing to maintain U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, according to senior Japanese and U.S. officials.
With the Trump administration regarding a bilateral deal as a means to reducing the hefty U.S. trade deficit with Japan, Abe said they agreed to make any pact a "win-win" for both countries.
"We agreed to accelerate negotiations between Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer so as to produce a mutually beneficial outcome for both countries," he said.
Trump accused Japan of imposing "very massive" tariffs on U.S. farm products. "We want to get rid of those tariffs," he said at the outset of the meeting.
With Trump seeking re-election in the 2020 presidential race, he appears poised to seal trade deals that would put the interests of American businesses, farmers and ranchers first.
He has repeatedly condemned Japan, China and other countries for posting chronic trade surpluses with the United States.
But Motegi, speaking after the meeting, said Trump did not demand Japan cut tariffs on American farm products beyond levels it has agreed in other trade pacts, such as a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership and a free-trade agreement with the European Union.
The administration's desire for increased access to the Japanese market has grown as a revised TPP – an 11-member FTA including Japan and farming nations such as Australia and Canada – and the Japan-EU FTA have put American farmers and ranchers at a disadvantage.
Motegi also said Trump did not push Japan to set quotas to limit automobile exports or to include a provision preventing currency devaluations.
Abe briefed Trump on Japan's efforts to balance bilateral trade, such as increased purchases of defense equipment and energy from the United States, as well as $23 billion of Japanese investment that led to the creation of some 40,000 jobs there since Trump took office in January 2017, according to a senior Japanese official.
The meeting came after Motegi and Lighthizer launched trade negotiations last week. They started talks to cut tariffs on agricultural and industrial goods, including automobiles.
They have also agreed to begin talks on digital trade, an area including e-commerce, data transfers and music distribution services, at an appropriate time.
Referring to a May 25-28 trip to Japan by Trump and first lady Melania Trump, Abe said it is "a great pleasure and honor" for the country to welcome them as the first state guests in its new Reiwa era, starting next Wednesday.
Crown Prince Naruhito is set to ascend to the throne that day, following the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito, on Tuesday.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190427/p2g/00m/0na/005000c
DA: Poway man stole $8M from San Diegans in Ponzi scheme
SAN DIEGO – A Poway man faces criminal charges after an investigation uncovered he scammed dozens of San Diegans out of nearly $8 million, officials said.
Christopher Dougherty, 46, scammed at least 31 families, mostly senior citizens over a 5-year period, according to The San Diego County District Attorney's office. Another 26 victims will likely be added to the case.
Dougherty was arrested Thursday and was charged on multiple counts including grand theft, fraud and financial elder abuse.
Many victims met Dougherty when he worked as an investment advisor for employees at school districts throughout San Diego County including Sweetwater Union High School District, Imperial United School District and El Centro Elementary School District, the DA's office said.
“This was a classic Ponzi scheme where the defendant stole millions of dollars from trusting families and senior citizens. These aren’t rich investors, they’re people who worked hard and trusted their life savings with someone who preyed on their vulnerabilities,” said District Attorney Summer Stephan said. “I’m very proud of the investigative work done by the DA’s Insurance Fraud Unit and our law enforcement partners to bring justice to dozens of victims preyed upon by a heartless con man.”
“Be careful out there and really do your homework and due diligence before you take your hard-earned money and invest it with people, no matter how charming they might be," San Diego County Sheriff William Gore told FOX 5.
Gore said there could be dozens of other victims and encourages them to come forward.
Dougherty plead not guilty to more than 80 felony counts during his arraignment Friday.
His bail was set at $5 million. He faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted.
https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/04/26/da-poway-man-stole-8m-from-san-diegans-in-ponzi-scheme/
Marianne takes the state to share her original thinking on the necessity for America to move forward by making Reparations for enslaving African Americans and indigenous people, a topic she's been passionate about since 1997.
https://allevents.in/california/marianne-williamson-san-diego-town-hall-and-vip-candidate-mixer/200017014669530
Blythe Masters, The Derivatives Queen Stepping Down From Crypto
(Dis bitch is moar responsible for proliferating the Derivatives Mkts than Hussein)
Blythe Masters, the CEO of distributed ledger technology provider Digital Asset Holdings has stepped down after three years running the company. The company announced Tuesday that Masters will remain a shareholder, strategic investor and member of the company’s board of directors but that she would vacate her position of chief executive for personal reasons.
But who is Blythe Master and why so important that she stepping out of the crypto company?
Masters joined the bank JP Morgan Chase in 1991 after completing a number of internships there while still a student dating back to 1987. Responsible for credit derivative products at J.P. Morgan, Masters became a managing director at 28, the youngest woman to achieve that status in the firm’s history. She is widely credited with creating the modern credit default swap, a derivative used to manage credit exposure to underlying reference entities.
She was credited the invention of credit default swaps. She was a startup little young intern at JPMorgan. They put her in the group that sells credit default swaps and said she did invent credit default swaps but she was the image for promoting and spreading it throughout the system.
After the 2008 collapse, her job has been to clean up the mess they put her in charge of it. Then Blythe Masters was in charge of the silver market for JPMorgan Chase.
A full investigation would show the manipulation of how JPMorgan suppressed the price of Silver using the derivative markets while accumulating physical silver. An interesting article on Roadtoroota explains that in details
Do you remember an article we wrote recently about the 2 JPMorgan employees saying my superiors taught me how to manipulate the metals markets and their bosses knew about that too?
So maybe we have Jamie Dimon going down right after Blythe Masters.
Blythe leaving Digital Assets Group is a huge sign that looks like it’s an immediate walking out the door. Blythe Masters stepping down from the crypto company is great news for Cryptocurrencies. Also, it is a signal that the regulators are going after the market manipulation.
The destruction of Deutsche Bank is so huge for the system that nobody can survive and that is going to happen to the derivative holders.
Also, crypto exchanges are dealing with derivatives unless there is a blockchain transaction. It is a good practice to keep your coins outside the exchanges, so when regulators crack down or the system collapses you have access to your funds.
The dollar crisis that is expected to happen in the next 2 years according to Ray Dalio, might bring back the gold standard and could be a crypto standard too.
https://7bitcoins.com/blythe-masters-the-derivatives-queen-stepping-down-from-crypto/
Read more at 7bitcoins.com: https://7bitcoins.com/blythe-masters-the-derivatives-queen-stepping-down-from-crypto/
Read more at 7bitcoins.com: https://7bitcoins.com/blythe-masters-the-derivatives-queen-stepping-down-from-crypto/
Read more at 7bitcoins.com: https://7bitcoins.com/blythe-masters-the-derivatives-queen-stepping-down-from-crypto/
that Blythe Master's story old(From Dec '18) but was put up to explain what she and Jamie Dimon did to many mkts. Including Gold and Silver.
usually not up this late but it's friday and the whiskey good so….
it's WAY moar forgiving now too (something you newfags should tak note of as well). There was a time, sure you know this, if it wasn't a piece of information or topic for discussion…you DID NOT POST. Suck's it turned into chat room but that was also discussed in the fall last year.