The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals to partly moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.

South Korea pledged to invest $350 billion in the U.S., as well as to lower tariff barriers, as part of the deal.

By Joyce Lee and Yena Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Three South Korean cabinet-level officials met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington for trade talks, Seoul said on Wednesday, as top business leaders were also reported to be flying in to help lobby for a deal on U.