Indonesia's central bank cut rates on Wednesday for the fourth time since September and said a revised tariff deal with the United States was positive for Southeast Asia's biggest economy amid weakening global trade and slowing domestic demand.

Indonesia sees securing a 19% tariff rate with the US as a “huge win” for some of the Southeast Asian nation’s most labor-intensive sectors such as garments and footwear, a government adviser said Wednesday.

Indonesia is leveraging a potential $10 billion oil and fuel import deal to pressure the U.S. into lowering steep tariffs on Indonesian goods.

Chinese steelmakers are bypassing tariffs in countries such as Indonesia and Turkey by exporting semi-finished products, a tactic that undermines barriers against a flood of cheap Chinese metal and is raising concern in Beijing over the surge in lower-value exports,

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The European Union (EU) has proposed a new round of retaliatory tariffs on the United States, targeting key sectors such as aviation, motor vehicles, and agricultural goods, including Bourbon whiskey.