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Singapore’s economic gallop may turn to a trot as US tariffs hamstring global trade
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Asian exporting nations including Singapore, being the most exposed to US final demand, are likely to suffer the most.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore’s export-driven economy is finally showing signs of burnout, after galloping for most of 2025 as panicked exporters tried to get ahead of US President Donald Trump’s trade-busting tariffs.
Recently released data showing an 11.3 per cent slide in non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) in August