Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff, buy 50 Boeing jets in $19B trade deal

The busy port of Tanjung Perak (Tanjung Priok), the harbor of Jakarta, Indonesia

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Indonesia will face a 19% tariff on its exports to the U.S. under a new trade deal announced by President Donald Trump.

This is significantly below the 32% level the president earlier threatened. In return, Indonesia has agreed to remove all duties on American imports and purchase more than $19 billion worth of U.S. goods, including 50 Boeing jets.

“We’re going to have full access to Indonesia,” Trump said Tuesday at the White House. “They’re paying 19%, and we’re not paying anything.”

“As part of the Agreement, Indonesia has committed to purchasing $15 Billion Dollars in US Energy, $4.5 Billion Dollars in American Agricultural Products, and 50 Boeing Jets, many of them 777’s,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.

The Trump administration has been under mounting pressure to deliver on its pledge of a wave of trade agreements, as several countries sought negotiations to avoid the president’s planned tariffs. So far, Trump has only announced deals with Britain and Vietnam, along with a temporary easing of reciprocal tariffs with China.

Trump separately told reporters that more deals are in the pipeline, including with India, while negotiations with the European Union are still ongoing.

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Here are some exchange-traded funds that track the benchmark S&P 500 index (SP500): (NYSEARCA:SPY), (NYSEARCA:VOO), (NYSEARCA:IVV), (NYSEARCA:RSP), (NYSEARCA:SSO), (NYSEARCA:UPRO), (NYSEARCA:SH), (NYSEARCA:SDS), and (NYSEARCA:SPXU)

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