Opinion & Features
Fragile US-China truce threatened by tensions over Iran
Trump warns of Venezuela-style change in Teheran. How will Beijing react?
Trump’s economic promises meet political reality
The 2026 midterm elections loom as a potential disaster
Today’s leaders need to focus on defining problems, not solving them
Are we preparing our workforce for what AI can do, or for what AI cannot do?
What some see as entitlement, others see as enlightenment
Rather than seeing issues in terms of privileges that are granted, it might be more practical to acknowledge mindset shifts
Be careful what you wish for on a weaker US dollar
The greenback’s index against the most-traded currencies has dropped to its weakest since early 2022 – worse could happen yet
Europe’s best tools for countering Trump
The bloc is poorly positioned for a tit-for-tat tariff war with the US, but a more targeted strategy could work
Why US parks Venezuelan oil money in a Qatar bank account
The move ensures that Venezuela doesn’t wriggle out of the US dollar zone
Listed companies have to walk the talk for SGX’s Value Unlock programme to succeed
A good mix of transparency and engagement will be needed to keep market momentum going
Fed’s first meeting of 2026 likely to be dominated by threats to central bank’s independence
The benchmark rate is likely to stay put at between 3.5 and 3.75%
