Kuala Lampur, April 12 -- 1. Whiplashed! That is how most of us following the news about Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs feel! First came the announcement on "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariffs, which roiled markets and wiped out trillions of value from bourses globally. Then came the 90- day pause on those tariffs, where all rates for all countries (except China) were levelled at 10 per cent, whipsawing markets yet again.

2. When two economic titans clash, global trade and economic growth will likewise be impacted. Retaliatory US-China tariffs are damaging to the world, including Malaysia - a small, open, trading nation.

3. Still, this is no time to panic. In fact, the Madani Government's response in these past 10 days has been calm ...