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Asean in a ‘Minus One’ world

U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Opinion & Features

US-Saudi ties pivot to tech: AI chips and a US$1 trillion pledge

US President Donald Trump (right) absolved Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of involvement in a 2018 murder.
International

Saudi prince faces big task turning Trump pledges into real wins

Hyundai’s US$26 billion investment plan in the US to continue despite immigration raid, says CEO
Companies & Markets

Hyundai’s US$26 billion investment plan in the US to continue despite immigration raid, says CEO

Trump (right) welcomed Prince Mohammed with a formal arrival ceremony on the South Lawn that included a military flyover and mounted honour guards.
Opinion & Features

A reset in Riyadh’s favour: Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince back to Washington

The US dollar experienced its steepest first-half decline in over 50 years during 2025, dropping nearly 11% in the six months following Trump’s inauguration.
Opinion & Features

Is the Trump administration intentionally weakening the US dollar?

Global AI spending is projected to reach US$375 billion in 2025 and US$500 billion by 2026, fueling US GDP growth and market optimism. In the first half of 2025, AI-related capital expenditures contributed 1.1 per cent to GDP growth, outpacing the US consumer as an engine of expansion.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

AI boom is US’ economic counterweight

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Nearly one year after his electoral victory, President Donald Trump faces a striking political reversal driven by deteriorating economic conditions that threaten both his agenda and his party’s prospects in the 2026 midterm elections.
D7 Global Enterprise
THE BOTTOM LINE

Economic headwinds undermining Trump’s political capital

The US Supreme Court building. The dispute centres on whether the president can use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs without explicit congressional authorisation.
Opinion & Features

US Supreme Court finally asks: Who really has the power to tax?

“We’ve agreed to meet. We’re going to meet them later in China, and we’re going to meet in the US, in either Washington or at Mar-a-Lago,” said US President Donald Trump.
Global Enterprise

Trump eyes trade deal after US, China reach early consensus in ‘successful’ talks

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