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Exclusive: Indonesia plans $8 billion refineries contract with US firm amid tariffs deal, sources say
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an $8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract ...
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What to know about Trump's August 1 tariff deadline
Trump has sent letters to leaders of dozens of countries outlining the tariff levels set to begin on Aug. 1. In recent months ...
‘Quality’ deals are more crucial than Aug. 1 deadline: What the Trump team is saying about its tariff hikes
With less than two weeks to go before country-specific tariffs could rise sharply, the Trump administration is drawing a lot ...
Bessent says he will meet Chinese officials, discuss tariff deadline extension
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he will meet his Chinese counterpart next week and discuss what is ...
Asian Trade Negotiators Make Late Push to Avoid Full Force of Trump Tariffs
Asian governments are hoping a flurry of last-minute diplomacy will secure them better deals from the White House. Japan’s ...
White House Says More Tariff Letters Possible Before Aug. 1
The Trump administration could send more tariff letters or reach new trade agreements before the start of August, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. That's when the pause on ...
Kevin Hassett says ahead of tariff deadline, "rough outlines of the deals are becoming clear"
White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that "rough outlines of the deals are becoming clear ...
Scott Bessent focused on ‘quality of the deal, not the timing’ on tariffs
President Donald Trump’s deadline for tariffs was postponed twice. It is now Aug. 1, but Bessent claimed the deadline is not the most important part.