8/1/25

CNA | What Trump’s modified tariffs on ASEAN countries reveal about his trade strategy

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order modifying the reciprocal tariff rates for some countries, the White House said on Thursday (Jul 31). The reciprocal tariffs range from 10 per cent to 41 per cent and will be implemented on Aug 7. Alex Capri, senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore Business School, shares with CNA's Asia First his assessment of the trade deals struck by Asian nations with the US.