Singapore Sees Progress in US Tariff Talks, but Uncertainty May Overwhelm Hope

Singapore sees progress in US tariff talks, but uncertainty may overwhelm hope

Analysts see uncertainty weighing on business investments, hiring decisions and consumer confidence. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore construction sector sees fallout from US tariffs amid trade war truce

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Singapore in talks with banks to boost business financing amid tariff woes

SINGAPORE: Singapore is in talks with banks to improve financing schemes for local businesses after they expressed concerns over cancelled or delayed orders and worries about receiving payment from their customers amid ongoing trade tensions. According to the Singapore Business Review, on Friday (May 16), Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said at the media […] The post Singapore in talks with banks to boost business financing amid tariff woes a…

MAPFRE AM: The tariff war is relaxing, but it has left profound changes in the world economy - Wealth DFM

The abrupt changes that occurred during the month of April have resulted in nearly flat returns in the major stock indices for the entire month, but they have brought about significant modifications in the way the global system operates. It is still too early to assess whether these new mechanisms will lead to a better system, but what we have observed is that such a major change generates considerable uncertainty due to all the underlying movem…

Jayant Menon interviewed by CNA: “Singapore firms struggling with cash flow amid US tariffs”

This interview was published on 16 May 2025. Dr Jayant Menon is Visiting Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. To view the interview, visit The post Jayant Menon interviewed by CNA: “Singapore firms struggling with cash flow amid US tariffs” appeared first on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

US Mid-Market Companies Hit Reset Amid Escalating Tariff Uncertainty

In challenging times, businesses often need to tear up their old playbooks and write new ones. Today’s economy, with its hot-and-cold tariff warfare, qualifies as a challenging time and has already seen months of disrupted global supply chains that could signal a new era of fragmented bilateral trade agreements. PYMNTS Intelligence’s May edition of The 2025 Certainty Project, “Tariffs and Business Uncertainty: The Current State of Play,” found t…