Indonesia aims to seal a free trade agreement with the European Union in 2026, Indonesian trade ministry official Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono said on Friday, after the two sides completed their latest round of negotiations.

The U.S. and China have reached consensus on trade, representatives from both sides said after high-level talks in London.

The US and Vietnam are closing in on a framework trade agreement, despite ongoing concerns about Chinese goods being rerouted through the Southeast Asian nation to avoid tariffs, according to people familiar with the talks.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that a trade framework and implementation plan agreed with China in London should result in restrictions on rare earths and magnets being resolved. China's Vice Commerce Minister Li Chenggang said earlier the two teams had agreed on implementing their Geneva consensus and would take the agreed framework back to their leaders.

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JAKARTA] Indonesia aims to seal a free trade agreement with the European Union in 2026, Indonesian trade ministry official Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono said on Friday (Jun 13), after the two sides completed their latest round of negotiations.

Bullish bets firmed up on most Asian currencies as the lack of clarity on a U.S.-China trade agreement kept the dollar on the back foot, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.