TR EMERITUS

Contrary to its name, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are not about freeing up trade. Prior to the signing of the United States - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) in 2003, Singapore imposed tariffs on only three products - beer, stout and samsoo. Trade was already free. Why then would the Americans want to sign a Free Trade... 

16 September 1992 was a day of infamy for Britain which came to be known as Black Wednesday. That was the day Bank of England threw in the towel on a battle against currency speculators and took UK out of the ERM (exchange rate mechanism of the European Union) and pound sterling crashed. Traditional description of a speculative... 

Foreward:  I have worked out the size of the Singapore reserves. The only person in Singapore that can show you this. It has a pretty high level of confidence you can take it to the bank. As the presidential election heats up, the ruling party feels enough unease of an outsider Tan Kin Lian nipping 2 contenders backed by them....