America First Investment Pledges: Big Numbers But Uncertain Results
January 28, 2026
January 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2026, By Gregory Auclair and Adnan Mazarei:
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America First investment pledges: Big numbers but uncertain results
In July 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced "a strategic realignment of the US-Japan economic relationship," including a Japanese commitment to invest $550 billion to "rebuild and expand core American ind . . .
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America First investment pledges: Big numbers but uncertain results
In July 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced "a strategic realignment of the US-Japan economic relationship," including a Japanese commitment to invest $550 billion to "rebuild and expand core American ind . . .