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US politics
Trump should be barred from US presidency, Colorado court says
Colorado’s Supreme Court issued the ruling Tuesday, barring Trump from the state’s primary ballot.
December 20, 2023
US Economy
Trump vs Biden: Fiscal policy is on the ballot
Things are heating up in the upcoming 2020 US Presidential Election
October 23, 2020
STI watch
STI rises on further reopening of borders; tracks Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes
The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.2% to 2,547.77 as at noon on Oct 12 from 2,517.23 previously.
October 12, 2020
China Focus
Business as usual in China
How difficult can it be to do business with China?
August 21, 2020
US Economy
Trump is a no-show after promising briefing on economic plan
The president made brief remarks and took a handful of questions after meeting with Republican senators at the Capitol earlier in the day but did not detail a stimulus plan.
March 11, 2020
Covid-19
Singapore's coronavirus transparency has lessons for the US
The Singapore patients aren’t named, but there’s enough information their identities might be inferred – something that would be scandalous in the United States.
March 02, 2020
US-China trade war
China, US struggle to set meeting as tariffs erode trust
(Sept 3): Chinese and US officials are struggling to agree on the schedule for a planned meeting this month to continue trade talks after Washington rejected Beijing’s request to delay tariffs that took effect over the weekend, according to people famil
September 03, 2019
US-China trade war
China presented with three opportunities
Technical outlook for the Shanghai market
The Shanghai Index has recovered rapidly from the external shock delivered by Trump’s most recent Twitter broadside, but then succumbed to the broader market fear about bond yields that drove down the D
August 16, 2019
US-China trade war
Trump wants trade deal with China to boost stocks: sources
(Jan 9): President Donald Trump is increasingly eager to strike a deal with China soon in an effort to perk up financial markets that have slumped on concerns over the trade war, according to people familiar with internal White House deliberations.
January 09, 2019
Global Economy
Trump calls meeting with lawmakers, suggests he's open to a deal
WASHINGTON (Jan 2): President Donald Trump invited the top congressional leaders from both parties to a White House briefing on border security Wednesday and suggested he wants to “make a deal” to end the government shutdown.
January 02, 2019