Global trade
Hanoi orders 20% surge in IP enforcement cases in May after US warning
This is part of a nationwide campaign to combat intellectual property violations
SGX-owned Baltic Exchange sued over alleged losses due to oil tanker pricing
Mercuria Energy Group is suing SGX-owned Baltic Exchange over alleged losses due to distortions in a shipping benchmark
PwC launches S$4 million Trade Advisory Hub to sharpen Singapore’s edge, create quality jobs
The funds will be used to build specialist talent, develop innovative tools and assets
Singapore’s resilience and ‘unnatural resourcefulness’ amid global shocks
The nation’s ‘resources’, built through infrastructure, markets and trusted relationships, may prove critical in times of disruption
US trade court challenges Trump’s basis for 10% global tariffs
The US president has made tariffs a central pillar of his second-term foreign policy
US trade war with China in focus ahead of Trump-Xi summit in May
Trump's trip comes just a year after Washington rolled out sweeping and at times erratic global tariffs.
In trade’s ‘law of the jungle’, the winners are clear
It is China and the US that prosper when power sets the terms for global commerce
Europe and Singapore: A reliable partnership in contested times
It offers a compelling model that combines openness with resilience, innovation with trust, and ambition with responsibility
Trump’s tariff war has failed on every front
His tax programme, chaotically rolled out, shifts in its objectives and has wrecked world trade. At home, US producers are also suffering
