US, South Korea Finalize Trade Deal Reducing Tariffs, Boosting American Investment

The United States and South Korea finalized the terms of a major trade agreement on Oct. 29 as U.S. President Donald Trump headed toward the final hours of his Asian tour on the Korean Peninsula.
On Oct. 29, South Korea finalized a bilateral trade agreement originally announced by Trump in July. The new deal will set U.S. tariffs on Korean goods at 15 percent, and Seoul will invest $350 billion in the United States.
The latest announcement came after Trump’s meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in South Korea’s southeastern city of Gyeongju, following nearly three months of intense negotiations…. 

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