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U.S.-China trade war threatens to upend not only the American economy but the global order
As President Trump pushes the United States into a trade war with China, the trade-offs are often described as higher consumer prices and…
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EV maker Xpeng charts steady global expansion despite tariff war
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng is ramping up its global expansion, despite the intensifying trade war between Washington and…
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Global chipmakers feel the pinch of Trump’s shifting trade policy
Global chip stocks were battered on Wednesday (Apr 16) on fresh evidence of how US President Donald Trump’s shifting trade policy was…
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White House tech director outlines new strategy for winning global tech competition
President Trump is implementing a new plan to beat China in the technology race that emphasizes promoting and protecting America's…
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Oiltek bags RM61.9 million in new contracts across South-east Asia and other global markets
This brings the group’s current order book to RM402.4 million, which is expected to be fulfilled over the next 18 to 24 months Vegetable…
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Global real estate recovery to speed up growth in MSCI’s private-market indices
Index provider MSCI sees a recovery in global real estate fuelling faster growth in its private-market indices in the coming years, after…
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North Korea’s sacred Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark
High atop the Korean Peninsula, past military checkpoints and bumpy dirt roads in one of the world’s most secretive countries, rises a…
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UK Cuts Tariffs on Dozens of Products as Global Trade Tensions Rise
Follow live updates on the Trump administration. The British government ramped up actions to help protect businesses and households from…
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Global funds hit pause on Indonesia after Prabowo policy changes
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s attempt to engineer an economic renaissance is running up against a hard truth: Investors are not…
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L.A. was forged by global commerce. Can the metropolis we know survive the Trump trade wars?
When Fang Chen was growing up in the wealthy city of San Marino in the 1980s, it was still a majority white community, one where locals…
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Will the Supreme Court Crash the Global Economy?
Why might a critical mass of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority shrink from letting their ideology propel them to broaden…
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Telecoms: Efforts to Damage Undersea Cables Could Disrupt the Global Internet
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UBS sticks to US$3 billion share buyback plan despite capital changes, global uncertainty
[LUCERNE, Switzerland] UBS chairman Colm Kelleher on Thursday (Apr 10) reiterated the Swiss bank’s intention to repurchase shares to the…
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Swings in US Treasuries trigger global bond market aftershocks
BONDS from Australia to Japan swung after a turbulent day for US Treasuries, as markets rapidly unwound bets on interest-rate cuts in the…
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Cuckoo Malaysia delays IPO due to volatile global market
The company says it will allow investors who have submitted their applications to withdraw from the initial public offering Household…
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Trump Reverses Course on Global Tariffs, Announcing 90-Day Pause
President Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed course on steep global tariffs that have roiled markets, upset members of his own party and…
Politics
Trump Defends Tariff Strategy Amid Global Trade War and Market Chaos
As new U.S. tariffs upended financial markets and sent foreign governments scrambling to respond, President Trump on Wednesday morning…
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Trump pauses most global tariffs for 90 days, but escalates trade war with China
WASHINGTON — President Trump partially backed down Wednesday on his plan to hike tariffs on countries around the world, with the exception…
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Global bond rout starting to sound market alarm bells
[SINGAPORE/LONDON] US Treasuries, the bedrock of the global financial system, were hit by fresh selling pressure on Wednesday (Apr 9) in a…
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Dollar falls as prospect of tariff talks calms global markets
The US dollar fell on Tuesday (Apr 8) while the euro perked up as stocks bounced in Asia and Europe on hopes that US President Donald…
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Greenback falls as prospect of tariff talks calms global markets
THE US dollar fell on Tuesday (Apr 8) while the euro perked up as stocks bounced in Asia and Europe on hopes that US President Donald…
Politics
Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs
President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most of America’s trading partners has governments across the globe racing to…
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Trump Threatens China with Additional 50% Tariffs if Beijing Does Not Roll Back Its 34% Retaliatory Tariffs Amid Global Market Meltdown
President Trump warned China that he would impose an extra 50% tariff if Beijing fails to cut down its 34% retaliatory tariff on U.S.…
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Trump’s tariff ‘medicine’ injects turmoil into global markets
US President Donald Trump warned foreign governments they would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs, characterising the…