Singapore's Trade Diplomacy Meets an Inflation Squeeze: The Tariff-Inflation Double Bind

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong is in Washington this week for face-to-face talks with US administration officials — Singapore's highest-level pushback against the 12.5% tariff now imposed on a range of the city-state's exports. The Ministry of Trade and Industry says the visit aims to reaffirm trade ties and explore cooperation in emerging sectors. Separately, analysts cited by The Straits Times argue that US crackdowns on transshipments could actually benefit Singapore:...