Core Trends: RCEP accounts for 66% of intra-regional trade, semiconductors split into parallel systems, clean energy investment tops $2.1 trillion. Geopolitics and Tech Drive Restructuring
Key Developments: U.S. tariffs briefly exceed 100% on China, EU faces 20% levies, $36 trillion debt amplifies credit risks. Policy Uncertainty Stifles Activity 2025 U.S.
Key Data: Swiss National Bank cuts rates 5x (to 0.25%), Fed delays cuts until 2026, ECB likely to push rates below neutral in 2025. Policy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sold 100,000 shares of the chipmaker in two days, cashing in US$14.4 million (S$18.45 million). This was his first trade under
Affected by global political uncertainty, the private equity market is shifting its focus to opportunities in Asia. Hamilton Lane Co-CEO Kwan Ka-on pointed out at
As if a global trade war wasn’t enough for businesses and consumers to contend with, it’s looking increasingly like the Israel-Iran conflict could reach the
Predictions from mainstream economists were dire after President Donald Trump launched his tariff campaign just a couple weeks after he began his second term in
The founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says the more than 100 children he has fathered will share his estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune.
On the evening of April 1, local time, the Israeli government issued a statement saying that in accordance with the instructions of Israeli Prime Minister
Trump said in a post on the social media platform Truth Social that more than 75 countries have contacted the U.S. Department of Commerce, the