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Trade war

Global Enterprise

Trump declares US-China trade war, Bessent floats long truce

Overall GDP growth and broad stock indexes are being flattered by the torrent of investment into AI and its infrastructure – overshadowing what's really going on Main Street, says the US' NFIB.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The ‘phoney trade war’ may be ending

For Singapore’s financial services sector, the tariff escalation introduces significant uncertainty. The banking and insurance industries that service trade finance will face disrupted cash flows, reduced transaction volumes, and increased volatility as companies delay investment and consumption.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Fallout zone: Singapore and Apac brace for impact of US-China trade conflict

(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) at a press conference in Belgrade, on May 8, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks on January 17, 2025, with US president-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported. CCTV said the phone call happened "on the evening of January 17", without providing any immediate further details. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU and Elvis Barukcic / AFP)
Opinion & Features

The new rare earth Cold War: China’s trump card in US tariff poker?

Interest rates may trend lower near term, but there are substantial risks of much higher interest rates over the longer term.
Opinion & Features
SENSE & CENTS

Mega trends could drive more elevated interest rates over the longer term

The US has a near-total dependence on China for rare earths, the resource at the heart of the most recent trade spat between the world's two biggest economies.
International

Why are China’s rare earths so central to the US-China spat?

A lasting deterioration of ties between the two largest economies could imperil one of the world’s best performing stock markets this year, as well as renew doubt over China’s investability.
Capital Markets & Currencies

China markets under threat from risk of renewed US trade war

China’s government steeled itself. It implemented a long-expected export-licensing scheme for more than 700 products, including those critical to industries such as solar technology.
Opinion & Features

How scared should you be of ‘the China squeeze’?

Trade disruptions and policy shifts are no longer short-term nuisances – they are structural considerations with long-term implications.
Boardroom MattersCompanies & Markets
BOARDROOM MATTERS

How boards should adapt to trade risks

Deals aside, many of Trump’s tariff actions have been mercurial.
Global Enterprise
ANALYSIS

Trump may look like he’s winning the trade war, but hurdles remain

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