Andrew Sheng

Jan 3, 2025 | scmp.com | Andrew Sheng

The US looks set for simultaneous wars in three areas: deficits, currency and energy. That’s incoming US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s “three arrows” strategy – cutting the US fiscal deficit to 3 per cent of gross domestic product, growing the US economy at 3 per cent a year and expanding US oil and gas production by 3 million barrels per day. These ambitious goals, deeply tied to each other, mean Bessent is looking to deliver what financial markets want: growth plus stability.

Dec 20, 2024 | scmp.com | Andrew Sheng

Amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty and trade tensions, investors are counting on the US central bank to keep printing moneyPublished: 8:30pm, 20 Dec 2024With the return of the highly unpredictable Donald Trump as US president in January next year, how should one manage the coming risks? Risk can be defined as the possibility of the occurrence of an event or condition that would negatively affect our well-being. One scans for risks to try to avoid or mitigate them.

Dec 10, 2024 | thejakartapost.com | Andrew Sheng

s 2024 draws to a close, we are witnessing a volatile transition to a coming period of escalating conflicts, worsening climate disasters, frightening technology disruption and growing social protests. I was so absorbed by Donald Trump’s presidential victory that I missed the news that the German coalition government has fallen apart.

Dec 6, 2024 | scmp.com | Andrew Sheng

As 2024 draws to a close, the world is undergoing a volatile transition marked by escalating conflicts, worsening climate disasters, frightening technology disruption and growing social protests. I was so absorbed by Donald Trump’s presidential victory in the United States that I missed the news that the German coalition government had fallen apart.

Nov 28, 2024 | opinion.inquirer.net | Andrew Sheng

As United States President-elect Donald Trump completes his Cabinet nominations, still subject to legislative approval after January 2025, the policy intentions of his second term have become relatively clear. The nominees are mostly white males, right-wing loyalists, with media experience, and inclined toward tariffs and isolationist bent.