Indonesia's economy expanded by 5.61 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, supported by broad-based growth across multiple sectors and a sharp increase in government spending, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Tuesday.

The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.

Billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk took to X on Friday to criticize the United States' current government spending plans.