China's factory output shrank more than expected in July, official data showed on Thursday, logging its fourth straight month of contraction as Beijing battles to hammer out a trade deal with the United States.

At least half of all businesses nationwide have carried out layoffs so far this year, according to a survey conducted by the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo).

Trump's newly announced "world tariff" plan for rates between 15 and 20 percent has left the government in a state of agitated ambiguity, especially following the comprehensive concessions Indonesia has made to secure a 19 percent tariff via the recently agreed framework trade deal with the US.

Paramadina University rector Didik Rachbini praised Kwik as a courageous intellectual who upheld economic integrity and “played a major role in applying checks and balances to national policy.”

According to QRIS transaction data from Bank Mandiri, the Rojali-Rohana phenomenon is evident and reflects changing spending patterns within mall ecosystems.

Trump told reporters his administration will notify some 200 countries soon of their new "world tariff" rate.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has declined sharply, but the overall investment figure continued to rise in the second quarter (Q2) as domestic businesses picked up the slack.

The government will no longer offer electricity subsidies or wage subsidies for low-income workers in the new subsidy package.

France called a framework trade deal between the United States and European Union a "dark day" for Europe, saying the bloc had caved in to US President Donald Trump with an unbalanced deal that slaps a headline 15 percent tariff on EU goods while sparing US imports from any immediate European retaliation.

Top US and Chinese economic officials will resume talks in Stockholm on Monday to try to tackle longstanding economic disputes at the center of a trade war between the world's top two economies, aiming to extend a truce by three months and keeping sharply higher tariffs at bay.

The United States and European Union on Sunday clinched what President Donald Trump described as the "biggest-ever" deal to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that a decision to ease rules on US beef imports was not prompted by US President Donald Trump.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump said Friday they would meet in Scotland this weekend in a decisive push to resolve a months-long transatlantic trade standoff.

While acknowledging the inherent trust demonstrated by foreign banks in committing to such a large amount, and without collateral at that, economists have questioned the urgency of the move and cautioned about potential risks such as mismanagement and project selection.

Indonesia has yet again recorded a drop in the poverty rate that signals a narrowing of inequality as measured through the Gini coefficient.

The initiative aims to monetize around 100 million tonnes agricultural waste a year, which come from the palm oil and sugar industries, among others.  

The government has reiterated its commitment to accelerate the extension of the Whoosh Jakarta-Bandung line to Surabaya, despite experts' warnings that the train’s heavy losses could make the expansion a risky move.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union Commission, called for an "essential" rebalancing of trade ties with China, saying ties stood at an "inflection point".

Once fuel subsidy changes are implemented, Malaysians will see prices at the pump drop to 1.99 ringgit per liter, compared to the current price of 2.05 ringgit. Foreign nationals however will have to pay unsubsidized market prices for the fuel.

The latest release of manpower data shows that the manufacturing, retail and mining sectors recorded the sharpest rise in job losses over the six months to June, with Central Java leading the provinces most affected by layoffs.

Indonesia will remove recently enacted pre-shipment inspections and verifications of US exports that have posed problems for US agricultural exports.

The United States and Japan struck a deal to lower the hefty tariffs President Donald Trump threatened to impose on goods from its Asian ally that included a US$550 billion package of US-bound investment and loans from Tokyo.

While revenue has weakened, investment in the upstream sector posted strong growth.

Indonesia, despite being ASEAN's largest economy, faces a complex web of obstacles hindering its financial deepening and leaving its capital markets shallow when compared to those of regional peers.

Apple and General Electric were also mentioned in the presentation as US firms that will benefit from relaxed local content requirements.

Experts highlighted a disconnect between the government’s push for cooperatives and the public’s understanding on the ground.

In their first communique since last October, a month before US President Donald Trump's election victory paved the way for his subsequent tariff war, the ministers and central bankers highlighted the uncertainty in the global economy caused by conflict, trade tensions and frequent extreme weather events.

Industry players have stated that people are moving away from traditional gyms in search of professional coaching, structured programming and a sense of community.

Indonesia has asked the United States to exempt its exports of cocoa, rubber, crude palm oil, coffee and nickel from the levy.

Citing the results of a macroeconomic analysis on Indonesia's reduced tariff rate of 19 percent, the DEN chief says Jakarta's new trade deal with Washington will help boost employment, welfare and labor-intensive industries to encourage more foreign investment and boost the overall economy.