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Trump tariffs

Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

Brazil offers lesson in winning the ‘Taco’ trade

Any decision by the administration to slow down or narrow the scope of chip tariffs would come at a sensitive time for Trump.
International

Trump’s semiconductor tariff plan likely delayed, officials say

Acting Transport Minister and Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow (L) said releasing the ESR's mid-term report early will provide a chance to discuss proposals with stakeholders, and hopefully secure funding support. Seen beside him is SBF's vice-chairman Andrew Kwan.
Economy & Policy

Economic Strategy Review aims to give mid-term update, ‘get some funding’ for early ideas

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?

As Trump throws up the trade barriers, intra-Asian trade is becoming freer.
Global Enterprise

The Asian century rolls on as Trump risks freezing America out

Consumers and traders describe a market that’s all but broken, with the surcharge the clearest sign yet of how deeply its structure has been disrupted by Trump’s levies.
Energy & Commodities

World’s top aluminium producer adds markups as Trump tariffs drive up consumer costs

Victor Lo, chairman and chief executive officer of GP Industries. Dr Lo was in Singapore to celebrate GP's 30th anniversary here.
Companies & Markets
TOPLINE

Tariff pressures leave GP Industries hunting growth in new niches

Asked if further changes were planned, Trump told reporters Aboard Air Force One, “I don’t think it’ll be necessary.”
International

Trump says he does not think more tariff rollbacks will be necessary

The order is part of a major push by Trump and his top officials to address Americans’ growing concerns about persistently high grocery prices.
International

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount

Tariffs raise the apparent cost of imported goods, and when those inflated costs are plugged into spend-based emissions models, they artificially elevate the associated carbon footprint.
Opinion & Features

The hidden carbon accounting costs of tariffs

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