Intro

Major US trading partners hurried over the weekend to secure trade deals or lobby for extra time, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that some countries lacking an agreement by the deadline Wednesday will have the option of a three-week extension to negotiate. Also, central banks in Australia, South Korea, and Malaysia are expected to keep interest rates on hold in the week ahead. We speak to Paul Dobson, Bloomberg's Executive Editor for Asia Markets.

Plus - for more insight on President Trump's tariff deadline nearing and the economic week ahead for Asia, we heard from Trinh Nguyen, Natixis Senior Emerging Asia Economist.

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