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Covid-19
In coronavirus vaccine race, China inoculates thousands before trials are completed
China is inoculating tens of thousands of its citizens with experimental coronavirus vaccines, despite incomplete trials
September 16, 2020
Tech
The US may lose in Trump’s TikTok war
If China were to mimic Trump's gambit – alleging, without providing evidence, that some US multinationals are potential national-security threats – it could force them to sell their operations to 'very Chinese' buyers.
August 07, 2020
Investing strategies
Equities performed within expectations in 2016. Will it be the same in 2017?
SINGAPORE (Feb 1): Bank of Singapore had been successful in predicting the trends in the equity markets in 2016, but concedes that the uncertainties from Donald Trump’s administration has made the job of making accurate market predictions far more diffi
February 01, 2017
Currencies
Trump economic adviser bashes Germany on currency: report
WASHINGTON (Feb 1): A top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump bashed Germany for exploiting an undervalued euro to take advantage of its trading partners, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
February 01, 2017
Commentary
Winners and losers under Trump’s 'America First' World Order
SINGAPORE (Jan 26): Barely a week in office and US President Donald Trump has quickly gotten down to fulfilling the promises he has made to his voters, ripping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, ordering the building of the Mexican border wall an
January 26, 2017
Investing strategies
5 investment themes to prepare for the unexpected this year
SINGAPORE (Jan 10): Bank of Singapore (BoS) Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Johan Jooste is urging investors to adopt a cautious stance going into 2017, going “underweight” on risk assets and “overweight” in cash.
January 10, 2017
Global Markets
What to expect when Trumponomics is unleashed
SINGAPORE (Dec 20): Trump’s reflationary policies are unlikely to reveal their full impact within the year, but his policies – and the expectation of them – will be central to global developments next year, says Adam Slater, lead economist at Oxford
December 20, 2016
Global Markets
Japan’s annus volatilitis: negative rates, Brexit and then Trump
SYDNEY (Dec 19): For investors in Japan’s markets this year, it’s been a case of one shock after the next in a pattern that might have prepared them well for the era of Donald Trump and his reputation for the unexpected.
December 19, 2016
Asean’s trade links with US aren’t significant, but could it get any worse with Trump?
SINGAPORE (Dec 5): The United States' economy is expected to grow from 1.6% in 2016 to 2.3% and 2.7% in 2017 and 2018 respectively, driven by tax cuts and higher government spending, according to forecasts by HSBC.
December 05, 2016
Commodities
Yuan weakness is metals’ strength: Bloomberg Gadfly
SINGAPORE (Nov 17): Most commodities are denominated in, and therefore pegged to, the US dollar but these days the Chinese yuan is starting to have as much influence on prices.
November 17, 2016