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Trump administration calls for major revamp of Wall Street rules
(June 13): The Trump administration laid out its highly anticipated plan for overhauling bank rules, calling on the government to ease, though not eliminate, many of the strictures that were imposed on Wall Street after the financial crisis.
June 13, 2017
Global Economy
G7 leaders expect Trump to make Paris accord decision this week
BERLIN/NEW YORK (May 23): World leaders expect President Donald Trump to announce this week whether the US will remain in the landmark Paris climate accord as they gather for the Group of Seven summit, Germany’s environment minister said.
May 23, 2017
Commentary
Trump’s trade policy: growing risks to Asia
SINGAPORE (April 17): In the past two weeks, the Trump Administration has initiated a series of moves on trade, which shows that the US’ trade policies under its new president are beginning to take shape. While these policies are still evolving, there a
April 17, 2017
Column
Asia’s future: No escape from the US
SINGAPORE (March 20): Love it or hate it, Asia is inextricably tied to the US. And however much China has grown in importance, it is still the US that will be the principal driver of Asia’s fortunes in the next few years. The good news is the American e
March 20, 2017
Global Markets
Asia urged to ditch US and go ahead with regional trade deal
HONG KONG (March 8): Asian countries should pursue a Pacific trade pact even after the US walked away, and its standards should be incorporated into other regional deals, according to a report authored by half a dozen former trade envoys.
March 08, 2017
Investing strategies
Grey swans emerge globally with the dawn of a Trump era
SINGAPORE (Jan 24): Tail risks, no matter how unlikely, are not entirely implausible, exceptionally rare, or unknown. Despite falling short of base case expectations, the improbability does not undermine their potential impact to financial markets.
January 24, 2017
Global Economy
Trump should not spend like economy in crisis: Fed officials
PHOENIX (Dec 6): Federal Reserve officials cautioned on Monday that the incoming Trump administration's economic plans should not be cast as if the economy is in crisis, but instead be designed to help the economy's long-run prospects.
December 06, 2016
Investing strategies
Here’s the biggest challenge global investors will face in 2017
SINGAPORE (Dec 1): The biggest challenge investors will face in 2017 is to find yield at reasonable risk. This was the view expressed by Nannette Hechler Fayd’herbe, global head of investment strategy at Credit Suisse, in a Thursday release.
December 01, 2016
Currencies
In Asian currency-reserves checkup, two come out on top
BANGKOK (Nov 25): Less than a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund used to talk about Asian countries piling up too much in their currency-reserve stockpiles.
November 25, 2016