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Federal judge blocks Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A federal judge blocked Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States on Thursday as liberal states scored their first victory against the new president's hardline agenda.
Singapore pivots to monetary easing as it flags growth risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/01/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore's central bank loosened its monetary policy settings for the first time in nearly five years on expectations price pressures will keep abating and growth momentum will slow.
As Trump returns, Sino-Indian ties are changing
Oped, Published on 24/01/2025
» Weeks before his return to the White House, US President-elect Donald Trump issued a pointed warning to the Brics countries. "Go find another sucker," he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, threatening the group's nine members with 100% tariffs should they attempt to challenge the dollar's global dominance.
Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term.
SET edges up after Trump opts for slow play on tariffs
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/01/2025
» The global and Thai stock markets had a short-term rebound after US President Donald Trump refrained from announcing an immediate increase in import tariffs.
Trump can't do that much climate damage
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/01/2025
» 'Drill, baby, drill", exulted the new President of the World (American branch), but he will find that the oil and gas industry isn't listening. As Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, tactfully put it in November: "I'm not sure how 'drill, baby, drill' translates into policy."
Chinese stocks drop after Trump says 10% tariffs still on table
Published on 22/01/2025
» Chinese stocks fell after US President Donald Trump said his threat to impose 10% tariffs on the nation’s goods was still being considered and may take place next month.
South Korea to change airport design after deadly Jeju air crash
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2025
» SEOUL — South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.
Baht projected to strengthen
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/01/2025
» The baht is likely to strengthen further after it appreciated beyond 34 to the dollar on Tuesday, as Donald Trump's inauguration speech disappointed investors, prompting heavy selling of the dollar for profit-taking, says Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).
Donald Trump's foreign policy inheritance
Oped, Published on 22/01/2025
» A series of widening wars, growing humanitarian crises and simmering foreign conflicts are among the list of foreign policy/security woes confronting President Donald Trump. From day one of his administration, the president must assess and prioritise US policy interests in key regions on both geo-strategic and political fronts.