The Week Ahead (Oct. 27-Nov. 2): Xi, Trump to Pay State Visits to South Korea
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Oct. 27: Trump to visit Japan, South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Japan from Oct. 27 to 29 for official meetings with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The White House confirmed that Trump will continue to South Korea afterward, where he is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Oct. 30.
Also on Oct. 27, the 2025 Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum begins in Beijing, cancer-screening firm New Horizon Health Ltd. will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the city will list Asia’s first spot Solana exchange-traded fund.
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- Trump will visit Japan (Oct. 27–29) for talks with Emperor Naruhito and PM Takaichi, then South Korea to meet Xi Jinping.
- The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points on Oct. 28–29; Bank of Japan may consider a rate hike Oct. 29.
- New U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, including a 100% duty, begin Nov. 1; Supreme Court to review Trump’s tariff strategy.
- New Horizon Health Ltd.
- New Horizon Health Ltd. is a cancer-screening firm mentioned in the article. It is scheduled to be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 27.
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