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Malay Mail on MSNOne month to negotiate: Anwar says US still values Malaysia ties amid looming 25pc tariff, hopes for talks before August deadlinePrime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the US still values its ties with Malaysia and also wants to continue working with other South-east Asian countries, after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio here today.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday urged Southeast Asian countries to "act with purpose" and enhance trade among each other in the face of global uncertainty, as regional foreign ministers met amid renewed jitters over U.
Cambodia got a surprise 36% tariff, far lower than the 49% in the earlier announcement. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bank Negara Malaysia cut the overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.75% on Wednesday, the first easing since July 2020.
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President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of the day.
KUALA LUMPUR] Bank Negara Malaysia’s earlier-than-expected rate cut, the first since 2020, is sending a sign that policymakers are bracing for a tougher second half of 2025 as trade tensions with the United States and weakening global demand cast a shadow over the country’s economic outlook.
Tariff concerns will likely weigh on Malaysia’s currency, stocks and economy in the near term, according to analysts, after the country’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in five years.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart will meet Thursday in Malaysia for what could be a testy conversation as tensions between the
Former Malaysian MP Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang criticised US President Donald Trumps trade war policies and urged India, China, Vietnam, Japan, and Indonesia to work together for global peace, development,