After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.

By Philip Blenkinsop and Trevor Hunnicutt BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union and the U.S. are heading for a potential trade deal that includes a 15% U.S. baseline tariff on EU goods and possible exemptions,

Observers are closely watching plans for a 'new Japanese/USA investment vehicle.' They expect it to provide a template of sorts for a slew of remaining trade talks — even as conflicts grow over exactly what was agreed to.