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SINGAPORE (April 22): As China’s economic growth slows to 6% this year, it is worth noting that the size of its economy, at US$13.6 trillion ($18.4 trillion), is second only to the US, although GDP per capita, at around US$10,000, is still far behind.

WASHINGTON (Feb 8): President Donald Trump said he won’t meet Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline to avert higher US tariffs on Chinese goods, intensifying fears the two won’t strike a deal before the end of a 90-day truce.

SINGAPORE (Dec 11): Fitch Solutions has revised its global growth forecast for 2019 downwards by 0.1 percentage point to 3% to accentuate its view that global growth will slow over the coming years after peaking at 3.4% in 2018.  

SINGAPORE (Oct 21): Heeton Holdings, KSH Holdings, Oxley Holdings and SLB Development have delayed the November launch of its Gaobeidian project in China.

WASHINGTON (Oct 18): The Treasury Department stopped short of declaring China a currency manipulator in its semi-annual report on foreign-exchange rates, averting an escalation of a trade war while serving notice that the US will closely watch the yuan af

SINGAPORE (Oct 15): Industrial mould manufacturing company Hi-P International is expecting lower y-o-y revenue and profit in 3Q18, contrary to management guidance issued in its 2Q18 results announcement.

SINGAPORE (Sept 13): Emerging markets in Asia are in a stronger position than peers elsewhere because of solid economic growth prospects, low inflation and strong reserve buffers, said Singapore’s central bank chief.

(Aug 29): Fears of a global trade war, led by America, have diminished. The issue is compressing into a conflict between China and the US, perhaps reflecting growing superpower rivalry as much as pure economic tension. China is already taking steps to off

(Aug 17) : The US is ready to slap Turkey with more sanctions if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refuses the quick release of an American pastor, escalating a diplomatic rift that has roiled global financial markets.

SINGAPORE (Aug 13): When The Edge Singapore started to put together an annual portfolio of 10 stocks for the Lunar New Year in February, we found ourselves in a quandary. While economies around the world were poised for synchronised growth, global equity