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Singapore may not top its 2025 GDP surge, but can still defy blow from US tariffs in 2026

Most analysts believe Singapore can achieve enough economic growth in 2026 to keep unemployment low and wages up.

Singapore manufacturing surge powers 2025 growth to highest since 2021 amid AI boom

The economy grew 5.7 per cent year on year in the fourth quarter of 2025, up sharply from 4.3 per cent in the third quarter.

S’pore economy grew 4.8% in 2025, strategy must be refreshed to stay competitive: PM Wong

Singapore must “rethink, reset and refresh” its economic strategies, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

US economic growth surges in 3rd quarter, highest rate in two years

US consumers spent big this holiday season, despite persistent inflation and rising unemployment.

Pope Leo decries leaders who invoke religion for violence and nationalism

Pope Leo XIV holds a general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

China’s Xi warns officials against chasing ‘reckless’ GDP expansion

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials to pay close attention to the recent slump in capital investment but asked them to deal with it calmly.

Glossy numbers, uneven realities: Singapore’s job-light recovery

Singapore’s recent Budgets have doubled down on workforce transformation.

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Singapore’s growth will slow but broaden to non-electronics as tariff tensions ease

Analysts believe that US tariffs will continue to cap the growth upside for Singapore and most of its Asian trading partners.

Germany's Merz sees signs economy turning corner, IMF says mid-term prospects constrained

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a budget debate at the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben

Gaza ‘survival’ at stake, UN warns

The UN warned war and restrictions had triggered an “unprecedented collapse across the Palestinian economy”.

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