Ronnie Harui

Singapore

Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

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Singapore's Export Growth Slows as Tariffs Cast Shadow Over OutlookUpdate

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Ronnie Harui |Kimberley Kao

2 min readSGBOTBy Ronnie Harui and Kimberley KaoSINGAPORE--The outlook for Singapore's exports seems increasingly grim, with a number of banks cutting growth forecasts for the city-state after non-oil domestic exports weakened more than expected in March. Non-oil domestic exports from the Southeast Asian trading hub rose 5.4% from a year earlier in March, as shipments of non-electronics grew at half the pace that was seen in February, data from Enterprise Singapore showed on Thursday.
Asian Stocks Rise Amid Hopes for More U.S. Tariff Exemptions

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ronnie Harui

Asian stock markets rose amid tentative hopes for more U.S. tariff exemptions that could lessen the negative impact of tougher trade barriers. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.8%, while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.9%, with auto and electronics stocks gaining in both markets. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index advanced 0.2%. Meanwhile, the yen weakened against most other Group of 10 and Asian currencies. The U.S. dollar rose 0.3% to 143.45 yen.
Singapore Central Bank Eases Policy for Second Time Amid U.S. Tariffs

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ronnie Harui

The MAS cut its forecast for headline inflation to average 0.5%-1.5% in 2025April 13, 2025 8:30 pm ET|WSJ ProSingapore’s central bank eased its monetary policy for a second time amid the weakening external global economic outlook. The central bank will continue with its policy of a modest and gradual appreciation of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate band, but the rate of appreciation will be reduced slightly, it said Monday. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Gold Falls as Traders Assess Mixed Signals From Trump Administration

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ronnie Harui

Gold fell in the early Asian session as traders assessed mixed signals from the Trump administration. “Gold’s downside is extremely limited,” TD Securities’ Daniel Ghali said in a research report. The senior commodity strategist noted factors including coming Chinese life insurance companies’ purchases possibly leading to a massive new buying impulse. Spot gold is 0.5% lower at $3,219.18/oz.
Singapore Central Bank Eases Policy for Second Time Amid U.S. Tariffs

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Ronnie Harui

Singapore Central Bank Eases Policy for Second Time Amid U.S. TariffsSGBLRSingapore's central bank eased its monetary policy for a second time amid the weakening external global economic outlook. The central bank will continue with its policy of a modest and gradual appreciation of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate band, but the rate of appreciation will be reduced slightly, it said Monday.
Investors Flock to Gold and Swiss Franc as Safe Havens

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ronnie Harui

Concerns about the Trump administration’s tariff policies are hurting the dollar and leading investors to perceived safe havens. One Swiss franc is now buying about $1.22, up from $1.10 two months ago, while gold has risen by more than $500 an ounce since the beginning of the year.
Yen Strengthens Amid Growing U.S. Recessionary Fears

1 week ago | wsj.com | Ronnie Harui

Japan’s yen strengthened against other G-10 and Asian currencies in early trade. The announced 90-day pause on all of the April 2 tariffs announcements beyond the 10% baseline rate excluding on China has “done little to alleviate concerns the U.S. may be heading into recession,” Ray Attrill of National Australia Bank wrote in commentary. “Amid the return of risk-off sentiment, support for the USD [U.S. dollar] is nowhere to be seen,” the head of FX Research said.
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Set to Open Down as Trump Tariffs Rally Stalls; CPI Inflation Report; Palantir, Tesla, Nvidia, More Movers

2 weeks ago | barrons.com | Adam Clark |Ronnie Harui |Emese Bartha

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Asian Stock Markets Decline, Tracking Wall Street’s Losses

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Ronnie Harui

Stock markets in Asia are lower in early trade, weighed by continued uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy and weakness on Wall Street Tuesday. “Investors remain nervous, given the uncertain growth backdrop sparked by the U.S. tariffs and threats of further retaliation,” Commerzbank Research analysts said.
Singapore to Set Up Task Force to Address Economic Uncertainties

2 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Ronnie Harui

By Ronnie Harui Singapore will set up a task force to address economic uncertainties after the U.S. announced plans to impose a reciprocal tariff of 10% on imports from the city-state, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. "If the tariffs were truly reciprocal, and if they were meant to target only those with trade surpluses, then the tariff for Singapore should be zero," Wong told parliament on Tuesday.