Date 15 Oct 25 (Wed) : US-China trade war re-ignited. Expecting more retaliation, and may reform a new world order

After Trump announced additional 100% tariff on China last Friday, the global markets swung into the growing tensions.

What investors must know...

Singapore GDP up 2.9% in Q3, surpassing forecasts, slowing from the previous quarter’s 4.5 per cent but still exceeding analyst expectations.

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China Tade Data was surprisingly good in September, imports surged and hit a 17-month high... showing the adaptability of China to the everchanging tariff from U.S., and suggested that China has already outgrown from the reliance on U.S. with the rest of the world

Powell Speech

Powell signals quantitative tightening ending within months, and there's downside risk in Labour Market and hint another rate cut. [link]

Imposing New Rivalry Port Fees

"The US and China are set to start charging new port fees on each other's ships on Tuesday As a countermeasure, China's Ministry of Transport (“MOT”) issued an "Announcement on Imposing Special Port Charges on U.S. Vessels" (Announcement No. 54 of 2025, the “Announcement”) on 10 October 2025, which takes effect on 14 October 2025." 3rd Quarter Earning Season starting soon and US Banks earnings (Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo) kick start yesterday

Bitcoin prices under pressure

Markets worries about AI Stocks bubble [link]