WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had started the process of interviewing candidates for an open position on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors and said the candidate pool was probably down to three choices . Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump praised two candidates with the first name Kevin as top contenders. Trump...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa urged the U.S. to swiftly implement measures agreed upon in a bilateral trade deal, including lowering automobile and auto parts tariffs, Japan's government said on Thursday. The request was made during Akazawa's 90-minute meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington on Wednesday, Japan's government said in a statement. The...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa requested that the U.S. swiftly implement measures agreed upon in a bilateral trade deal, including lowering automobile and auto parts tariffs, Japan's government said on Thursday. The request was made during Akazawa's 90-minute meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington on Wednesday, Japan's government said in a statement. ...

By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would likely in the next two to three days nominate a candidate, out of a short-list of three, to serve the remaining months of a soon-to-be-vacant position on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, leaving the choice of a permanent replacement for a later...