Trump tariffs keep Asian firms on sidelines at US investment summit

Trump tariffs keep Asian firms on sidelines at US investment summit Trump tariffs keep Asian firms on sidelines at US investment summit

NATIONAL HARBOR, Mland — Asian companies hesitate to invest in the U.S. amid the uncertainty shaped by the Trump administration’s whipsawing trade policies, a reality ironically highlighted at an investment event here this week.

“Invest now and invest big,” U.S. President Donald Trump urged foreign companies in prerecorded remarks to the SelectUSA Investment Summit, a premier event of the Department of Commerce.