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Hamas Hostage Aid, President Trump Targets Swiss Trade, India Defies US
Season 2 Episode 44
Headline news for August 4, 2025: Hamas offers Red Cross hostage aid access conditional on Israeli airstrikes halt. President Trump imposes steep ta…
11 months, 1 week ago
US Tariffs Hit Asia, Markets Slide, Dollar Jumps, China Slows
Season 2 Episode 43
Headline news for August 1, 2025: President Trump’s new tariffs on ASEAN and other trading partners, and the impact on global markets. China’s factor…
11 months, 1 week ago
Palestine Recognition Grows, US Softens Trade Line, Fed Steady, China Contracts
Season 2 Episode 42
Headline news for July 31, 2025: Canada and European nations move toward recognizing Palestine amid the Gaza crisis. The US imposes tariffs on South …
11 months, 1 week ago
MAS keeps policy unchanged, Nissan restructures and US and China in stalemate
Season 2 Episode 41
Singapore’s central bank today kept its monetary policy settings unchanged; Nissan will close its plants in Mexico and U.S. and Chinese officials agr…
11 months, 1 week ago
Trade War Dodged, Alliances Tested, and the Ground Gives Way in Singapore
Season 2 Episode 40
US-EU trade agreement averting a major trade war, US diplomatic efforts in Asia, North Korea’s rejection of South Korean overtures, Japanese politica…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Paramount Deal, GIC Gains, and a Diplomatic Pivot in Paris
Season 2 Episode 39
Headline news for July 25, 2025: Paramount-Skydance merger, France’s plan to recognize Palestine, UK-Australia defense talks, Cambodia-Thailand cease…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Tariff Talks Cancelled, Japan PM Stands Firm, Scam Alert in Singapore
Season 2 Episode 38
Headline news for July 24, 2025: Cancelled US-South Korea tariff talks, China’s conciliatory stance toward the EU, Japan’s Prime Minister denying res…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Trade deals, anti-dumping investigations and climate-driven shocks to labour
Season 2 Episode 37
Headline news for July 23, 2025: The S&P closes at a record high; Japan launches an anti-dumping investigation; a report claims possible climate-dri…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Geopolitics Heat Up as Exports Slide, Singapore Plans LRT Overhaul
Season 2 Episode 36
Headline news for July 22, 2025: US-Israeli relations, Brazil's Supreme Court actions against Bolsonaro, US trade agreement concerns, a decline in Ne…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Global Politics, Security Alerts, and Market Pressures
Season 2 Episode 35
Headline news for July 21, 2025: Japan's Sanseito party gains, South Korea's improved relations with North Korea, US concerns over Nvidia's H20 chip …
11 months, 3 weeks ago