trade wars

Making things less expensive is a good thing because it enables growth

There is an internal logic and an intuitive appeal to Trump’s proposals

Trump seems to be exaggerating potential actions so that the eventual lesser actions seem reasonable

Asian billionaires have been at the forefront of growth. They will be in pole position in the coming years, too

(Apr 10): President Donald Trump is sending a clear message to the economic policy makers gathering in Washington for the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings: My trade wars aren’t finished yet and a weakening global economy will just have to deal wit

SINGAPORE (July 16): For Southeast Asia’s biggest economies, 2018 wasn’t supposed to be like this.

SINGAPORE (July 12): CGS-CIMB Research is downgrading Venture Corporation to “hold”, from “buy” previously, on the back of lower revenue growth forecasts amid fears that the trade war between US and China could escalate further.

SINGAPORE (June 27): CGS-CIMB Securities says the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) could take a cautious stance amid rising trade tensions between US and China.

SINGAPORE (June 25): In the first six months of the year, expectations of synchronised global growth did not quite materialise. Though economic activity has picked up in the US, the same cannot be said for Europe and certain emerging markets (EM).

(Apr 12): Singapore is about to send a signal on trade wars. As one of the world’s most open economies, the city-state is caught in US-China crossfire. A central bank policy decision on Friday will hint at how much damage rate-setters expect tariffs to