Beijing Envoy: The Gulf's War Is Now Southeast Asia's Problem
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
Brent at $106, a fuel fund 62 billion baht in deficit and a strait still shut. Zhai Jun told Singapore the Gulf's war has become Southeast Asia's problem.
IMF economist warns global economy has fewer buffers against next shock
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026
Outgoing IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas has warned that depleted oil reserves, fragile geopolitical conditions and shifting trade ties are leaving the global economy with less room to absorb future shocks.