President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims is the country’s unwillingness to buy American-grown rice.

Japan will not sacrifice the agricultural sector as part of its tariff talks with the United States, its top negotiator said on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump complained that the key Asian ally was not buying American rice.

Powell, who was appointed by Trump to lead the Fed in 2018, has been put under pressure by the president, who has accused him of keeping high interest rates too high. However, Trump's calls for Powell to be fired have spooked the market,

Trump discusses plans to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Powell in a FOX Business interview, criticizing high interest rates as the U.S. faces refinancing $9 trillion in debt.

President Trump on Monday stepped up his attacks on the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump sent a letter to Powell showing interest rates around the world and urging him to lower U.S. rates,