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US trade policy

ASEAN Business
NEWS ANALYSIS

Security tangles raise the stakes for Thailand’s US tariff push

"If America is not involved, or chooses not to be involved, that should not stop the rest of the world from coming together and finding ways on our own to guide the direction forward," PM Wong tells Singapore media, as he wraps up his visit.
Singapore

US leadership still ‘vital’, but its absence should not stop others from moving forward: PM Wong

Above: Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, India. Indian exports to the US dropped 8.6 per cent year on year to US$6.3 billion in October.
International

Resilient domestic economy gives India space to negotiate US trade deal, sources say

Beijing’s non-interference principle resonates with South-east Asian governments wary of external pressure on domestic governance. The US struggles with consistency in the region.
ASEAN Business
THE BOTTOM LINE

Is China winning the competition with the US in South-east Asia?

Above: Port of Oakland, California. “Almost every emerging market or global market understands that we need to do business with the US and China,” said Reema Bhattacharya, head of Asia research at Verisk Maplecroft.
Global Enterprise

Most emerging nations can realign trade to weather US tariffs, report finds

U.S. President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hold up trade deal documents during a bilateral meeting during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
ASEAN Business

Malaysia’s US trade deal: what it means for SMEs, exporters and manufacturers

Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday urged Anwar (above) and his Cabinet to resign, saying the trade deal made Malaysia a vassal state bound to US interests.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia defends US trade deal as concerns grow over sovereignty

The deal puts Malaysia in a delicate position as it seeks to maintain balanced ties with both powers.
International

Malaysia trade deal fuels concerns of sovereignty, new US levies

Academic studies and comments from businesses show that through the first months of US President Donald Trump's new trade regime, US companies are footing the bill and passing on some of it to consumers, with more price hikes likely.
International

ANALYSIS: How the United States is eating Trump’s tariffs

Amro, in its latest flagship financial stability report, calls for closer monitoring of unlisted micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in raw materials and manufacturing, whom they say may have relatively higher levels of debt-at-risk.
ASEAN Business

Asean+3 financial stability at mercy of US policy swings, tested by greenback’s decline, banking’s digital shift

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