Indonesia and the European Union concluded a free trade agreement on Tuesday after nine years of talks, with both aiming to boost exports and investment and to offset the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Hefty US tariffs imposed on Southeast Asian countries will loom over a meeting between US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and his regional counterparts in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday that is meant to discuss a trade and investment agreement.

The bipartisan legislation would give coffee a carve-out from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Several measures in the European Union’s (EU’s) nineteenth sanctions package against Russia, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday, appear tailored to please US President Donald Trump.

The EU is set to pass FiDA regulations that would exclude Meta, Google, Apple, and Amazon from a new financial data system to protect European digital sovereignty, despite US President Donald Trump's warning of tariffs.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reduction in consumption taxes, that comes into effect Monday, will bolster household incomes and businesses, spurring the nation’s economic growth.

US tariffs imposed in August risk slashing up to one-fifth of Vietnam's exports to the US, making it the worst-hit country in Southeast Asia, according to estimates by the United Nations Development Programme.

Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) Chairman, Mahendra Dev expects India’s economy to grow 6.5% in FY26, supported by GST reforms, higher capex, tax cuts and monetary stimulus in the second half of the year.

The Supreme Court will consider whether President Trump can use emergency powers to justify his sweeping tariffs worldwide on Nov. 5, the court announced Thursday.

South Africa's Trade Minister Parks Tau met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to negotiate reducing high U.S. tariffs.