While tensions between Washington and Beijing ease, Indonesia faces tougher trade scrutiny. Stricter United States rules threaten to derail its manufacturing exports.

SINGAPORE] Towards the end of 2024, South-east Asia’s startup ecosystem appeared to be on the cusp of a bounceback. Read more ...

Not many filmakers have delved into the lives of Indonesians in remote areas. But seasoned producer Mira Lesmana sees a wealth of interesting stories from the outer islands. One of Mira's films, ...

The numbers: The second of two readings of the consumer sentiment survey improved to 52.2 in late April from 50.8 earlier in the month, after the White House partially paused reciprocal tariffs ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a small but powerful federal agency that for five decades has kept dangerous toys, cribs and electronics out of American homes. The Trump administration ...

A Bengaluru consumer commission has ruled that diabetes should not be considered a non-disclosed pre-existing condition for health insurance claims. The commission directed Bajaj Allianz to pay Rs ...

A car-buying frenzy, stoked by tariff fears, drove US consumer spending in March to its biggest monthly gain in more than two years, new data showed Wednesday. Consumer spending leapt 0.7% from ...

Consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in nearly five years in April as concerns about tariffs and trade uncertainty weighed on the economic outlook. The Conference Board said Tuesday its ...

The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dropped by 7.9 points in April, marking its lowest reading since May 2020, largely in response to President Trump’s tariff war.

German consumer sentiment improves for a second month in April, driven by higher income expectations and lower savings, but remains weak amid ongoing recession fears, GfK and NIM report.

Wall Street analysts are warning of price hikes and elevated recession risk. Consumer attitudes worsened more than expected in April, casting further gloom over the economy as President Donald ...

On April 11, the appeals court’s panel unanimously threw out parts of Judge Jackson’s decision, ruling the consumer bureau’s leaders could lay workers off if they decided, after a careful ...