Hong Kong protest

As the US-China bilateral relationship spirals into greater acrimony, investors brace themselves for a new Cold War.

SINGAPORE (Oct 7): Hong Kong has long played an integral role in Asian and global economic development. But its future as a key nerve centre for global business and finance is in serious jeopardy, as is its role as a bridge between mainland China and the

SINGAPORE (Sept 2): Hong Kong has been in turmoil for three months now and there is no sign of a resolution to the protests that were sparked off by the Hong Kong government’s extradition bill that would have allowed easier repatriation of offenders fro

(Aug 28): Singapore’s housing market isn’t turning out to be the beneficiary many may have thought from Hong Kong’s increasingly fraught protests. Instead, investors are looking to cheaper property markets like Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan.

(Aug 22): Hong Kong housing rents are set to decline as anti-government protests continue to rock the city.

(Aug 19): Escalating political turmoil in Hong Kong is spooking some gold investors.

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): The past week may have marked the juncture when the many stresses in geo politics and the global economy reached a tipping point: It is now more likely that we will get a series of political shocks and an accelerated downturn in the wo

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): Hong Kong International Airport was paralysed this past week as swarms of protesters in black shirts blocked the departure and arrival gates, causing numerous flights to be cancelled. “It was so packed, I had trouble getting out of t

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): The past week may have marked the juncture when the many stresses in geo politics and the global economy reached a tipping point: It is now more likely that we will get a series of political shocks and an accelerated downturn in the wo

(Aug 15): President Donald Trump made what seemed to be an overture to the Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a series of tweets on Wednesday night that linked the protests in Hong Kong to the continuing trade conflict between the US and China.