Opinion & Features
Why Europe’s tariff plans on China won’t solve its trade problem
Imposing trade tariffs on China will hurt the region’s supply chains without fixing its deeper export issues
Oil market calm masks a host of unknowns
Traders are mostly operating in the dark regarding inventory, global demand and geopolitical uncertainty
South-east Asia can lead the energy transition with its partners
No country can navigate the energy transformation alone
In a world of long-drawn crises, ‘wait and see’ may be a decreasingly tenable stance
The end of optimism in a post-common-sense era of geopolitics
What is ‘strategic autonomy’ – and why is everyone suddenly reaching for it?
Countries are staying within US-led security and economic orders, but want wiggle room in their participation
Why venture capital unlocks access to next-generation market leaders
Public equity portfolios may miss out on growth as companies stay private for longer
Think twice about rebuilding that old landed property into a super-big house to max out GFA
Mind the high construction and recurring costs of building a gigantic home for owner occupation
The new currency of markets is narrative; SGX companies must learn to master it
Strong earnings and solid balance sheets are no longer enough to command premium valuations
Have we become too optimistic about stocks?
With the major banks funnelling resources into their wealth franchises, investors could be about to face an avalanche of sales calls
Can the stock market swallow SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI?
As it attempts to absorb billion-dollar giga-IPOs, investors should watch out for indigestion