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ING: A leading Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. It offers a comprehensive range of products including retail, direct, commercial, investment, wholesale, and private banking, alongside asset management and insurance services. Serving individuals, SMEs, and large corporates globally, ING is recognised for its digital banking leadership and strong commitment to sustainability. Its overall business focus is on empowering clients financially, leveraging digital innovation. Its chief Greater China economist, Lynn Song, highlighted the property sector’s crucial role for household balance sheets.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed tariffs on goods from China and other Asian markets in the name of protecting local industries. Some analysts see the move as a response to US pressure. Photo: TNS
US-China trade war

‘Maximum pressure’: why China is taking Mexico’s tariff move ‘very seriously’

Beijing sees Mexico’s move as driven by a wider US pressure campaign – and could take retaliatory measures, analysts say.

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China trade

Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

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China trade

Explainer | Tripwire clauses: why is China alarmed by Malaysia’s new trade deal with the US?

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Bonds

Weak growth outlook fuels China’s bond market recovery, analysts say

Concerns about inflated valuations of technology stocks are also driving investors towards bonds.

The People’s Bank of China building in Beijing. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
US-China trade war

Asean, China, Japan and South Korea hold ‘transformative’ critical minerals opportunity

Director of Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office says some Southeast Asian economies have notable reserves.

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China exports

Cuts to US ‘fentanyl tariffs’ help Chinese exporters gain on competition

Analysts said the reduction in US tariffs creates space for Chinese producers to gain on Asian competitors – particularly in low-cost goods.

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US-China trade war

Why US-China trade talks in Malaysia are key to paving way for Xi-Trump summit

Analysts say both sides have leverage to wield, and the cards they play could fuel or de-escalate tensions.

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A presidential meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping might take place in South Korea next week, but trade talks between senior US and Chinese officials will first take place in Malaysia. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US government frozen after shutdown, but China talks still in motion: analysts

This week’s shutdown would be unlikely to stall China trade talks, observers said, but could speed up Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts.

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China property

Will China’s easing of property curbs in 3 big cities help boost consumption?

Analysts say real estate slump is still weighing heavily on household wealth and consumer confidence.

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US-China trade war

US slaps new tariffs on furniture imports, widens blacklist of Chinese companies

Duties of up to 200 per cent threaten Asian furniture exporters, Washington also expands ‘entity list’ in a move Beijing calls ‘malicious’.

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Sofas and tables are displayed inside a furniture mall in Lecong town, Foshan, Guangdong province, China. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

Peeling into TikTok deal, analysts see layers of leverage, tariffs and soybeans

New framework text over fate of wildly popular app is not expected to be revealed until presidents Xi and Trump chat on Friday, but bilateral impact could be significant.

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Specific terms of a new TikTok deal between the US and China are expected to be unveiled after an anticipated phone call between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Medicine

Trump plans hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher US prices and shortages

US move is part of a wider effort to secure critical medical supply chains and reduce reliance on countries like China and India.

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US-China trade war

Why Trump’s furniture tariffs could complicate efforts to reassemble China trade

‘Furniture is not like electronics,’ one analyst warns. ‘You cannot ship in bits and parts and screw it together in North America’.

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Bonds

China’s stock market bull run turns into a rout for bonds

Futures on 30-year sovereign notes fell as much as 0.7 per cent on Thursday, extending this week’s drop to 1.5 per cent at the low.

A display showing the Shanghai stock market index outside a brokerage in Beijing on November 6, 2024. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

‘Far from a walk in the park’: what’s next after another US-China tariff truce?

Analysts say ‘piecemeal’ trade agreements could precede Trump-Xi meeting, but China will not be pressured into a one-sided agreement.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng shake hands in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 28. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war

Trump wants China to buy more US goods. Right now, the opposite is happening

China has slowed or halted purchases of a slew of US energy and farm goods in 2025, but shipments could soar again after a US-China trade deal.

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US-China trade war

What the new US trade deal with Japan means for other Asian allies

Not even America’s long-time trade partners have been spared from tariffs, and deals with others could be coming soon, according to analysts who see China standing apart.

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China inflation

Plunging pork and poultry prices put pressure on Chinese farmers

Food prices fell 0.3 per cent year on year in June, marking the fifth straight month of decline.

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Chickens at a wholesale market in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Photo: Getty Images
US-ally trade wars

Apparently impatient Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea

Equal or higher tariffs imposed on others before Wednesday deadline.

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IPO

FWD rises as it ends listing quest with a win in its hometown market

The Hong Kong IPO is not the end-game for the home-grown Hong Kong insurer, as its CEO Huynh eyes a new growth phase.

China's economic recovery

China mostly unscathed by turbulent 6 months, but 2025 still an uphill climb

Analysts said Beijing has a number of challenges to reckon with this year, but largely agreed the country can still meet its economic growth target.

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While China’s exports have been hit by US tariff increases, the overall economic picture in the first half of 2025 has remained stable. Photo: EPA-EFE
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