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MANILA (March 14): Efforts to salvage a blockbuster Pacific trade deal are struggling against waning enthusiasm from participants such as Malaysia, lowering expectations for a meeting of officials this week in Chile.

SINGAPORE (Jan 18): Just days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America, all eyes are on the potential impact of Trump’s trade policies on Asia.

SINGAPORE (Dec 5): The United States' economy is expected to grow from 1.6% in 2016 to 2.3% and 2.7% in 2017 and 2018 respectively, driven by tax cuts and higher government spending, according to forecasts by HSBC.

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Now that Donald Trump is the US President Elect, market watchers expect the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to lapse, dashing the hopes of external markets that rely on US demand.

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): After the dust has settled from a contentious presidential election, and Donald Trump has become the President-elect, Maybank Kim Eng’s analysts Sadiq Currimbhoy and Willie Chan give their take on what the new presidency means for th

SINGAPORE (Nov 14): After the dust has settled on a contentious US presidential election, and Donald Trump has become the President-elect, Maybank Kim Eng analysts Sadiq Currimbhoy and Willie Chan are now “negative” on the US dollar, as the US Bureau

SINGAPORE (Oct 18): By 2026, nearly 1 in 10 dollars (9.7%) of global investment in the travel & tourism (T&T) industry will be in the Asean region, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) based on its latest report entitled ‘Travel & Tourism Inve

SINGAPORE (Oct 11): Frasers Centrepoint’s plan to acquire a stake in TICON, a Thai developer and owner of industrial properties, is seen as a positive by CIMB lead analyst Lock Mun Yee in a Monday note.

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Asean banks are facing slower GDP growth, a weaker operating environment and increasing downside risks – but most should have adequate loss-absorption buffers to support their current ratings, says Fitch Ratings.

SINGAPORE (Aug 26): Asian equities and mutual funds continue to enjoy immense popularity among investors around the world, as seen from the latest foreign institutional investor (FII) flow figures reported by HSBC Global Research, which measure net flows