Vikram khanna

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Vikram khanna

Last week, the threat of a US Treasury bond market blow-up forced US President Donald Trump to “pause” many of his misnamed “reciprocal tariffs” except the 10 per cent baseline duties on all countries. But after a series of tit-for-tat hikes, US tariffs on China have soared to 145 per cent, while China’s retaliatory tariffs on the US stand at 125 per cent.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Vikram khanna

Amid the turmoil of the global trade war, there will one small mercy for Singapore consumers: bargain prices because of massive trade diversion from foreign exporters. But the upside may not last. A likely growth slowdown, maybe even a recession later in the year, could take its toll on job and wage prospects. Lower prices will result from several exporters, especially in the region, flooding markets with goods hit by US tariffs.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Vikram khanna

By executive order, US President Donald Trump unleashed a wave of so-called reciprocal tariffs, which left no country unscathed. PHOTO: EPA-EFEApril 2 was heralded as “Liberation Day” for the US economy by President Donald Trump. Whether that turns out to be the case remains to be seen. But for the rest of the world, it was “tariff bombshell day” – the biggest salvo so far in the trade war.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Vikram khanna

During his election campaign, candidate Donald Trump vowed to make the United States “the crypto capital of the planet”. As president, he has lost little time in attempting to deliver on this pledge. On March 6, he signed an executive order to create a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” as well as a digital asset stockpile comprising other digital assets, including Ethereum, Solana, Ripple and Cardano.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Vikram khanna

Both are small, urban and wealthy. Both aim to adopt and harness cutting-edge technologies in high-growth sectors and share best practices. Both want to tap into new markets through their companies and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). And so it is that Singapore and Abu Dhabi are investing in, and with, each other and forging partnerships.