Asia is a 'beacon of growth opportunities' as global trade war heats up, Singapore deputy PM says

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  Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD

  Economic organisation downgrades forecasts for growth in UK as well as US, Canada and Mexico due to tariffs. Business live – latest updates Donald Trump’s trade wars are splintering the global ...
  
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  Trump’s Trade War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, OECD Says

  Growth outlooks in the United States and several other countries are projected to slow this year and next, as uncertainty on trade and economic policy takes a toll.
  
  The New York Times - 3d
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  Trump’s trade war will damage global growth, OECD warns

  Forecasts downgraded for a dozen G20 economies and alarm sounded on ‘ratcheting up’ of trade barriers
  
  Financial Times - 5d

• This island is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report

  According to the 2025 World Happiness Report, Taiwan is the happiest place in Asia, followed by Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Japan.
  
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  Canada hits U.S. with $21 billion of retaliatory tariffs as global trade war heats up

  The first shots of President Donald Trump’s global trade war have been fired.
  
  NBC News - Mar. 12
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  S&P and Nasdaq close up, Dow closes down after turbulent day amid trade war

  An escalating global trade war hammered markets in recent days.
  
  ABC News - Mar. 12
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  A Tariff Pile-On Threatens to Escalate a Global Trade War

  American trading partners responded swiftly to President Trump’s latest round of levies with countermeasures, creating more uncertainty for C.E.O.s.
  
  The New York Times - Mar. 12
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  Gold hits $3,000 for first time on global growth fears

  Precious metal has benefited amid steep sell-off in Wall Street stocks and concern over trade wars
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 14
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  Global stock markets register heavy falls as White House tries to talk up Trump tariffs

  Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Nikkei all down by at least 2% and Tesla shares fall 15% for worst day since September 2020. Global stock markets have continued to fall amid fears that a wide-ranging ...
  
  The Guardian - Mar. 10

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