Japan and U.S. poised to agree trade pact on Wed.

NEW YORK - Japan and the United States will hold a ceremony Wednesday to be attended by their leaders, Japan's top negotiator Toshimitsu Motegi said, dismissing speculation their plans to reach a trade deal had hit a last-minute hitch."Today, our negotiations completely finished. We're going to have a good ceremony the day after tomorrow when the leaders meet," the Japanese foreign minister told reporters after meeting U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in New York on Monday.Both governments have been making arrangements for the signing of a document outlining the deal when Japanes…READ FULL ARTICLE