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The Straits Times Investors watching US economic data for signs of inflation, and Fed's response With the exception of large techs, Wall Street continued to see gains with the Dow Jones rising another 2.7 per cent during the past week.PHOTO: AFP https://str.sg/Jta7 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.

A puzzling democracy - Two weeks ago this column discussed the local aspiration for this country to be “like Singapore.” Could it? Should it? No doubt, Singapore, since its independence in 1963 has been celebrated as a success story regarding GDP growth, port efficiency, multi-ethnic harmony, public safety and stable government (its population is six million). As Singapore zoomed up from a GDP of US$918 million in 1963, then to almost US$400 billion (estimated) in 2020, the comparison was energised. After all, Trinidad and Tobago had oil, gas, a transshipment port and an agricultural ba...