Home Economic News Japan, EU Draw Closer With Trade Pact – Bloomberg (07/18/2018) Business and EconomyEconomic NewsAmerica and the WorldGeopolitics Japan, EU Draw Closer With Trade Pact – Bloomberg (07/18/2018) By wsw staff - July 18, 2018 Japan and the EU have signed a trade deal that scraps a wide range of duties and regulatory obstacles between the two economies. Bloomberg’s Yoshiaki Nohara reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”