US-China trade war

(Oct 3): Singapore’s economy probably hasn’t slid into recession yet, though the government is monitoring conditions closely and will step in with support measures if needed, said Indranee Rajah, minister in the Prime Minister’s Office.

(Oct 20): These are fraught times for Asia-Pacific nations caught in the crossfire of the intensifying US-China rivalry. I recently wrote about how one longtime US ally, the Philippines, is repositioning itself between Washington and Beijing. But Manila i

(Oct 2): The global economy flashed clearer warning signs on Tuesday as a wave of data showed manufacturing stuck in a slump, exports falling and sentiment sliding.

(Oct 1): The World Trade Organization cut its global trade growth forecast for this year to the weakest level in a decade, warning that further rounds of tariffs in an environment of heightened uncertainty could spark a “destructive cycle of recriminati

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Amid global trade slowdown and continuing trade tensions, Singapore can expect slow and sluggish growth in the last quarter of 2019 and well into 2020, according to RHB Group Research.

(Sept 30): China said it would continue to open up its financial markets and encourage foreign investment amid reports the Trump administration is considering restrictions on fund flows to China.

SINGAPORE (Sept 27): A combination of poor investor sentiment and expectations of continued economic stimulus suggest that battered emerging market equities could soon see a turnaround.

SINGAPORE (Sept 30): US President Donald Trump said on Sept 25 that a deal to end a 15-month trade war with China could happen sooner than people thought and that the Chinese were making big agricultural purchases from the US, including of beef and pork.

SINGAPORE (Sept 26): Investor confidence has edged up in September, according to the Investor Confidence Index (ICI) released Thursday by State Street Global Markets. But the financial services provider says it is not yet time to celebrate.

(Sept 26): Asian stocks rose on Thursday as hopes the United States and China may soon end their year-long trade war boosted demand for riskier assets while worries about a US presidential impeachment bid ebbed.