Global Markets

(Dec 5): Stocks in Asia opened higher Thursday after a report the US and China are getting closer to a deal that would avoid tariffs due to kick in later this month.

SINGAPORE (Dec 2): The United States’ economic outperformance will wane, the dollar will probably weaken and growth next year can be expected from emerging markets, UBS Asset Management said on Mon

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): On Oct 30, the US Federal Reserve announced its third interest rate cut this year, a move that was not unexpected.

SINGAPORE (Oct 28): “Closing the gaps requires both jobseekers and employers to be more open and flexible.” – Singapore’s Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, on t

SINGAPORE (Oct 21): Despite a deteriorating global economic outlook, market observers are not panicking yet owing to the possibility that growth could still find support from several drivers.

SINGAPORE (Oct 14): “We have certainly received a lot of questions regarding the freedom to move money.” — Clifford Ng, managing partner at Zhong Lun

SINGAPORE (Oct 10): Despite the unresolved US-China trade conflict and declining global growth, Andre Severino says the US economy is still robust and will likely remain so for longer.

Singapore (Oct 7): “Officially Tuas is designed to handle 65 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), but I am sure PSA can squeeze a little more out of it if we work hard.” –

SINGAPORE (Sept 26): Investor confidence has edged up in September, according to the Investor Confidence Index (ICI) released Thursday by State Street Global Markets.

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): On Sept 4, as I watched my shares in Hongkong Land Holdings bounce strongly, it occurred to me that I could be accused of being invested in the people of the f