US-China tariff rollback: marginal gains for Singapore amid lingering uncertainty

[SINGAPORE] A temporary rollback in US-China tariffs has buoyed global markets and near-term sentiment, but economists expect any benefits to Singapore’s economy to be limited and short-lived.

Structural uncertainties still cloud the outlook, and some damage has already been done, they noted.

Said Moody’s Analytics economist Heron Lim: “Singapore might see a small boost, but it will not be substantial.”