US-Singapore relations

Proposed 12.5% tariff could affect one-third of Singapore exports; MTI rejects US claim of forced labour links

Singapore businesses continue to eye the United States' large talent pool, robust venture capital ecosystem and mature consumer base.
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‘10% is nothing’: Singapore firms with US dealings soldier on, scale up despite Trump tariffs

Around 6,600 US companies operate in Singapore, with Singapore-based investments supporting more than 250,000 American jobs, SBF notes.

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

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

Singapore aims to safeguard its sovereignty; secure access to essential supplies; strengthen its role as a global hub; and support a rules-based multilateral approach.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Vivian Balakrishnan says agency, partnerships are key amid ‘a geostrategic tectonic plate rupture’

Aside from Singapore, other economies on the watch list are China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and Thailand.

Singapore, Vietnam remain on US Treasury’s currency watch list; Thailand added

The US Embassy in Singapore in a letter dated Jan 8 had called on businesses here to partner it and contribute financially to its preparation for upcoming festivities.

US Embassy in Singapore says asking businesses for ‘financial contributions’ is standard practice

Dr Anjani Sinha has named technology, energy and security as some of his priority areas.

The US helped with the Singapore ‘miracle’. Now, it’s calling in the favour, says Trump’s new envoy Anjani Sinha

Singapore's Home Affairs K Shanmugam, who is also coordinating minister for national security, was speaking in an interview at the Reuters NEXT Asia summit in Singapore that covered trade issues as well as domestic concerns such as a fake news law.

Singapore must develop deeper ties with China, US, Europe: Shanmugam

From left: AmCham CEO Lei Hsien-Hsien; Elisa Mallis, chairman of AmCham; DPM Gan Kim Yong; and Casey Mace, Chargé d’ Affaires, US Embassy in Singapore at a ceremony to open the new AmChamSG Hub.

AmCham Singapore launches expanded hub in Shaw Centre