The world from Singapore

This is what speakers from the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference had to say on Monday, March 19th, 2018, about the fears of a trade war potentially emerging from the U.S.

Former Reserve Bank of India chief Raghuram Rajan said Trump's measures were the "antithesis" of a market economy.

James Sweeney, Credit Suisse's chief economist, noted that China's pro-trade policies were likely to prevail in the long term.

Former U.K. Prime Minister John Major said the real danger was how protectionism had eroded U.S. influence and power.

These are the major headlines from Singapore on Friday, 16 March, 2018: The iconic Sim Lim Square may put itself on the block; Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is in Australia; Legendary Hong Kong business titan Li Ka-Shing is retiring shortly before his 90th birthday; An investment bank said Trump's tariffs will hurt US automakers and could even push them to move production to Canada or Mexico; The Trump administration finally imposed sanctions on Russia and The White House's revolving door for top aides appears set for another spin.

Today's headlines include: Singapore's employment picture is perking up and the country is exercising some flower power. Property sales plunged in February, but one condo is put itself on the block with a record price tag. In addition, it may be time to ask what's in your bottled water. And British Prime Minister May expelled 23 Russian diplomats after the chemical weapons attack on British soil.

This is how the world looks from Singapore on Wednesday, March 14, 2018

This is how the world looks from Singapore on Tuesday, 13 March, 2018.

This is how the world looks from Singapore on Monday, 12 March 2018.

This is how the world looks from Singapore on Friday, March 9, 2018

This is how the world looks from Singapore on Thursday, March 8, 2018

This is how the world looks from Singapore on Wednesday, 7 March, 2018

This is how the world looks from Singapore on Tuesday, March 6, 2018