Trade war

SBF pushes back on US trade probes, warns tariffs would hurt American firms

Singapore’s acts, policies and practices do not ‘burden or restrict’ commerce of the United States, it adds

MTI says that the bilateral trade relationship between the US and Singapore already favours the Americans.

Singapore tells US it has no forced labour in supply chains, pushes back on overcapacity claims

Any trade surplus the city-state runs with other nations is a ‘market-driven’ outcome, says MTI

For paper batteries, production does not depend on the supply chains for the scarce resources used to make conventional batteries.

This Singapore deep-tech startup believes its paper batteries are an important part of the global clean energy transition

Flint wants to get its cellulose-based batteries into every device that requires them, says co-founder

US President Donald Trump's response to the Supreme Court ruling was characteristically defiant, ordering a new 10% global tariff, that was quickly raised to 15%.

The court says no: the Supreme Court’s rebuke of Trump’s tariff gambit

The ruling is a victory for the rule of law, but it is not the end of the trade war

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says there have been an "unprecedented number of crises" and "unsettling geopolitical developments" in the start of 2026.

Airbus CEO warns of new risks after ‘significant’ trade damage

‘The industrial landscape in which we operate is sown with difficulties,’ says Guillaume Faury

The question facing policymakers who come after Trump is not whether to abandon trade policy as a strategic tool, but whether they can develop a more sophisticated approach.

Trump’s trade war and the persistence of magical thinking

The tariffs have been effective at one thing: generating political theatre while imposing costs on American households and businesses

With the Critical Raw Materials Act, the European Union has set ambitious targets to extract 10%, process 40%, and recycle 25% of its consumption of these materials domestically.

Europe’s critical raw materials strategy

How the European Union can build resilience without abandoning its commitment to fair play

Having to rewire supply chains is expensive, as traditional production locations, logistic routes and distribution networks have been in place for many years.

Weaponisation of finance over geopolitics a concern, says GIC’s CEO

Disruptions to trade, security and supply chains have been costly, he says

The US and China have also pointedly disagreed in recent years about human rights issues in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet.

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

Trump has said that he and Xi talked about Nvidia’s access to the Asian nation in general and that the company would continue conversations with Beijing

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

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

Did the intricate dance between the US and China bring genuine relief or merely a temporary truce? What is mega-cap earnings and Dr Copper telling us? Pete Tan from Phillip Securities has the analysis...