Global economy

Ditch inflation targets? Better to overhaul them instead

Price stability, however defined, must remain the holy grail.

Japan’s economy unexpectedly slows as capital spending slips

Japan’s economy faces fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, which has pushed up prices for fuel.

AI offers ‘lifeline’ for emerging economies, World Bank says

Widespread job losses due to AI are also less of a threat to emerging economies, the report found.

News analysis

How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions

A banner with a picture of US President Donald Trump next to an Iranian missile system is seen at Azadi Square in Tehran.

News analysis

GIC, Temasek and MAS face a tougher world, but their long game is paying off

Economies are under relentless pressure to manage the balance between growth and inflation as the world economic order frays at the seams.

ASEAN’s response to a fracturing world is to move towards more integration: DPM Gan

(From left) Singapore Business Federation CEO Kok Ping Soon, Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong and Philippines Minister of Trade and Industry Ma. Cristina A. Roque at the ASEAN Conference 2026 ministerial dialogue on July 31.

Singapore’s GIC posts lower returns as wars, tariffs turn global markets volatile

For the 20-year period that ended on March 31, the annualised US-dollar nominal return of GIC’s portfolio was 5.6 per cent.

Beyond attracting MNCs, Singapore to grow next generation of global business champions

EDB executive vice-president Choo Heng Tong said it is working with venture capital and private equity firms to back high-growth companies.

International Energy Agency boss warns global economy in peril if Hormuz crisis persists

IEA executive director Fatih Birol said the escalation of attacks from both sides threatens to disrupt shipments of oil, fertiliser, natural gas and other cargoes.

British retailers get a boost from World Cup and sunny weather

The underlying consumer picture is also showing signs of stabilising, after households spent the early months of the US-Iran war stockpiling fuel.

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