Window Closing On US Trade Deals

Lavanya Venkateswaran, Senior ASEAN Economist , OCBC

04-Jul-25 07:30

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With the July 9th deadline fast approaching before the 90-day pause on Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs ends, only the UK and Vietnam appear to have struck a semblance of a trade deal with the US. Lavanya Venkateswaran, Senior ASEAN Economist at OCBC, analyses the situation and what this might mean for Vietnam and other countries in the 10-nation bloc.

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Categories: economy, government, international, politics

Tags: 90-day pause, UK-Vietnam, 10-nation bloc, Liberation Day, tariffs, trade deal, us,

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