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Trade war

International

China urges US to avoid ‘red lines’ after reaching trade truce

What’s next for the US and China, two economic powerhouses and global markets?
Podcasts

US-China tango, Fed cuts & QT end and Dr Copper’s pulse

Even Chinese exporters who still want to maintain the US as their primary market, diversifying production outside of China is viewed as essential to staying competitive.
International

Chinese exporters bet that Xi-Trump tariff truce won’t last

The drop in Chinese demand cost US farmers - a key pillar of US President Donald Trump’s political base - billions of dollars in lost sales and the deal would represent a return to normalcy in trade with the top US soy importer.
Energy & Commodities

China to buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans this season, Bessent says

The Trump-Xi meeting represents successful crisis management rather than strategic reconciliation, says the writer.
Opinion & Features

Trump-Xi meeting: An economic truce born of mutual pain

Trump (top left) has said that he struck a deal to reduce tariffs on China.
International

Trump-Xi meeting on tariffs, rare earths: Quick takes from analysts

Both leaders have praised each other as the meeting opened, with Trump labelling Xi a “very tough negotiator” and “a great leader of a great country”.
International

Trump, Xi meeting ends after around 90 minutes of trade talks

Lee Hsien Loong (right) noted that the world order has come a long way towards unravelling, amid the US-China rivalry and the trade imbalances and tensions between countries. The Senior Minister was speaking at a Chatham House dialogue on Oct 27.
Singapore

Restrained response to US tariffs provides reason for optimism: SM Lee

Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China.
Wealth & Investing
RETHINKING MATTERS

China’s Fourth Plenum – planning or prepping?

To avoid being reduced to a pawn in the superpower competition, Asean needs to act on both tariffs and territorial disputes.
Opinion & Features

US trade war is splintering South-east Asia

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