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The aerial photo taken on May 13, 2025 shows containers waiting to be transported at a port in Suzhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP)

Wide-ranging unilateral tariffs imposed by the administration of the US President Donald Trump will cause short-term problems for certain sectors of the export-oriented states of the Asean grouping, but will lose their bite over time considering the resilience of these countries, according to analysts. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Stock market numbers are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Dr Mahathir expressed strong disapproval of the incidents, reiterating his belief that they were not mere mistakes. - Photo source: Dr Mahathir Mohamad/FB

Although the OPR is expected by many to stay at 3.0 per cent, some economists see a possible 25 basis points cut by Bank Negara Malaysia as pre-emptive support against the potential downside risks of the American tariffs.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media after a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the Embassy of Canada to the United States in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sits prior the constituent cabinet meeting of the new government at the Chancellery in Berlin on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

SD Guthrie Berhad group managing director,Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha (centre, sixth from right) celebrates the departure of the first tariff-free palm oil shipment under the CPTPP agreement from Kunak Port, together with the company's senior upstream operations management team in Sabah.

Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president deems RM5,000 decent wage proposal unrealistic as employers are still struggling post-pandemic and face rising operational costs. Inset: Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman

View of Ellen Pompeo’s shoes on her star during the ceremony honoring the US actress with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 29, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)