SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian countries are set for limited breakthroughs on tariff reliefs from Washington, analysts say, as U.S. President Donald Trump keeps trade partners guessing over his next move, while they struggle to appease the world’s biggest economy.
Individual members of ASEAN rushed to have direct negotiations with the U.S. through May, but have so far been left stumped as to the outcome of bilateral efforts to gain relief from Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which were announced in April, before a 90-day pause in the levies beyond 10% expires in July.
