global trade

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): The flows of trade that nourish Asia’s economies are losing vigour. As a result, export growth has come to a standstill, dragging down manufacturing activity across East and Southeast Asia. Looking ahead, there are few signs of any re

SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Gloom pervades the reports we read on the global economy. Data showing a slowdown is described breathlessly as the worst in so many months or years, giving a sense that things are just getting from bad to worse. Now, the International

BOSTON (Oct 3): US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday hailed a “remarkably positive outlook” for the US economy that he feels is on the verge of a “historically rare” era of ultra-low unemployment and tame prices for the foreseeable

PARIS (Sept 11): Efforts to crack down on foreign bribery have failed to stem the practice as a proportion of global trade, despite some high-profile anti-corruption cases, according to a report by Transparency International.

SINGAPORE (June 13): Global trade faces greater uncertainty and there’s a risk progress that’s been made on commerce may unravel because of dispute between China and the US, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said.

(June 11): Growing nations like Malaysia need different trade protections and, while Kuala Lumpur is not against trade pacts such as the Trans Pacific Partnership, the TPP must be renegotiated, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday.

(May 31): China’s official factory gauge rose more than estimated as export orders accelerated, signalling trade continues to drive expansion as the global economy powers through risks.

SINGAPORE (Mar 6): All eyes are on China as Beijing weighs its response to the US’ imposition of hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. And in the balance lies the possibility of an all-out trade war.

SINGAPORE (Feb 26): On Feb 16, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross proposed a tariff of at least 24% on steel imports from all countries and at least 7.7% on aluminium imports. His recommendations were issued following anti-dumping investigations that have

(Dec 1): It was meant to be the year of the trade war. Instead, it was the year of the trade boom.