Trump Tariffs Are Killing Investment Appetite, Suntory CEO Says

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could drive a recession that will make companies reluctant to invest in the world’s largest economy, according to the head of one of Japan’s biggest beverage makers.

“The current tariff situation is losing the appetite from other countries to the US. This is really killing the appetite from the world,” Takeshi Niinami, chairman and chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings Ltd., said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Tuesday. The situation is “really concerning,” he added.

Niinami’s comments come as the Japanese government engages the Trump administration ...