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Despite strong rhetoric and tensions over tariff policies, the US is unlikely to use military force in response to economic pushback. AFP FILE PIX

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South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (centre) poses for a photo with Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left) and China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao (right) during the 13th Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul on March 30. Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP

In an aerial view, container ships sit docked at the Port of Oakland on April 09, 2025 in Oakland, California. (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to boost coal mining and production in the US, in the East Room of the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. - (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Minda-UKM director Professor Tan Sri Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali (left), director of UKM International Trade and Investment at the Institute of Malaysia and International Studies (Ikmas) Professor Dr Sufian Jusoh (centre) and UKM-Graduate School of Business Adjunct Professor and Minda-UKM Associate Fellow Dr Mohd Shahreen Madros (right).

An economist has revealed that the tariff hike reflects a shift in the US-Malaysia trade relationship and places Malaysia in a more challenging position compared to its regional peers. - File photo

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Supply shocks are generally defined as disruptions that increase production costs or constrain output due to factors such as geopolitical tensions, natural disasters or policy changes. - FILE PIX

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