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International

UK’s Reeves should go big on tax increases in November, think tank says

Yasuto Watanabe, director of the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office and Japan’s former senior deputy vice-minister of finance, highlights growing private-sector adoption of local currencies in bilateral trade.
ASEAN Business

Asean+3 macro research office wants to be ‘gym trainer’, not doctor, for region’s economies

FILE PHOTO: A view of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
International

IMF warns tariffs aren't the answer to global imbalances

The main reason to worry about global trade imbalances is not the impact on manufacturing, but rather on financial stability.
Opinion & Features

Why global imbalances do matter

Gold bullion can be seen after being removed from casts at the ABC Refinery smelter in Sydney on April 29, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
Companies & Markets
COMMODITY INSIGHTS

Gold could test US$4,000 an ounce amid fiscal fears, escalating trade tensions: market watchers

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tax and spending legislation, in what has been called the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" Act, redirects money to the military and border security and includes cuts to Medicaid, education and other domestic programs. Johnson was flanked by House Committee Chairmen who helped craft the legislation. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

There’s a ticking time bomb in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful Bill’

These Singapore names are potential winners from election Budget, tariff volatility: Maybank
Companies & Markets
BROKERS’ TAKE

These Singapore names are potential winners from election Budget, tariff volatility: Maybank

“There are concerns about some companies struggling with liquidity difficulties due to the global trade conflict sparked by US tariffs and a delayed recovery in domestic demand,” Acting President Han Duck-soo says.
International

South Korea proposes 12.2 trillion won extra budget to underpin growth amid tariff turmoil

(FILES) A general shows the city skyline seen from the Chinatown district in Singapore on January 7, 2025. A high-stakes father-and-son feud has plunged Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd into turmoil, with a private boardroom dispute for one of the city-state's wealthiest families erupting into public view this week. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN and ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-CONSTRUCTION-FAMILY,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO
Opinion & Features
THE POLITICS THAT MATTERS TO BUSINESS

Why invest in Singapore

Singapore's approach is to keep public finances healthy, spend within means, and raise revenues to meet new demands, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Parliament during the debate on Budget 2025.
Singapore
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2025

Singapore’s fiscal strength is a competitive advantage, not detrimental to Singaporeans: PM Wong

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