Trump tariffs

Most tariff refunds facing denial if importers don’t opt in

The agency has previously said that it will reject non-electronic refund requests

The latest lawsuits did not challenge other Trump tariffs made under more traditional legal authority, such as recent levies on steel, aluminium and copper imports.

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

Refund declarations will be limited to the official importer-of-record or their customs broker, and the filer must already have an account set up with CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment.

Tariff refund tool will go live on April 20, US customs says

CBP has been providing updates to the court on the Cape process, seeking to detail how it will handle that challenge

A recovery in China’s manufacturing sector might surprise Trump following the anniversary of his “Liberation Day” tariff rollout.

How one factory in China learned to live with Trump, US tariffs and turmoil

Economists and industry executives expect the US president’s visit to extend a detente between the two rivals

Amro’s current growth projection assumes Brent crude prices to remain elevated for several months before moderating to US$75 to US$85 a barrel in the second half of this year.

Asean+3 bloc to grow 4% in 2026 and 2027 despite external challenges: Amro

The region has buffers to help deal with energy price hikes stemming from the Iran conflict

Singapore’s position as a transhipment and logistics hub may come under strain, with stricter rules likely to raise compliance costs and divert trade flows.

One year of Trump tariffs: What has changed and what’s next for South-east Asia?

The levies are reshaping supply chains and driving structural shifts, but the full impact is still to come

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling rejecting US President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is likely to limit his ability to use discriminatory tariffs as a bargaining tool.
PERSPECTIVE

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

The precise magnitude of the shock the US will face as a result of its war of choice in Iran is difficult to predict, given the array of factors at play.

America’s war, America’s recession

Why the US is particularly poorly positioned to weather a food and energy-price shock

Since 1998, WTO members have agreed not to impose customs duties on electronic transmissions – the bits and bytes of the digital economy.

WTO Ministerial Conference 14: A tipping point for Singapore’s digital economy

The business community is looking for concrete progress on two digital trade issues – to keep innovation thriving

A garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City. Targets of the US probes include Vietnam, which had the largest trade surplus with the US in January.

US tariff turmoil: Will partners in Asia and Europe break away from their 2025 deals?

For economies already hit by the war in Iran, America’s new ‘unfair trade practices probes’ spell only more trouble