populism

(Sept 20): The head of one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds wants to get one thing straight – markets are becoming increasingly dire and investors face a very uncertain future.

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): The past week may have marked the juncture when the many stresses in geo politics and the global economy reached a tipping point: It is now more likely that we will get a series of political shocks and an accelerated downturn in the wo

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): The past week may have marked the juncture when the many stresses in geo politics and the global economy reached a tipping point: It is now more likely that we will get a series of political shocks and an accelerated downturn in the wo

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): This year, Singapore celebrates roughly 720 years since it first emerged as trading centre for the region. It is also 200 years since Raffles re-established Singapore as a regional port, and the 60th anniversary of self-government. The

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): This year, Singapore celebrates roughly 720 years since it first emerged as trading centre for the region. It is also 200 years since Raffles re-established Singapore as a regional port, and the 60th anniversary of self-government. The

SINGAPORE (May 13): Big Business is under attack in the US. Amazon.com cancelled its planned new headquarters in the New York City borough of Queens in the face of strong local opposition. Lindsey Graham, a Republican US senator for South Carolina, has ra

SINGAPORE (Jan 28): In 1942, British economist and social reformer William Beveridge issued an epoch-defining report that established a model for welfare states in the post-war era. He recognised that the old social protection system had broken down and t

SINGAPORE (July 9): Everybody loses in a trade war, says Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Roubini, who has worked at the International Monetary Fund, US Federal Reserve and World Bank, adds that

SINGAPORE (Jan 17): Economic and investor risks still abound despite relatively optimistic outlooks for 2018, according to Esty Dwek Roditi of Natixis Investment Managers.

(May 3): If the last two decades of anti-establishment rule are any guide, the world may be on the brink of some monster stock rallies as it takes a turn toward populism.