China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Australia-US deal to challenge China rare earths reign: mining boss
22 October 2025, 18:48 PM
Explainer / 5 reasons rare earths are key to the US-China rivalry
22 October 2025, 10:40 AM
Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
US-Aussie critical minerals pact is worthy stretch
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Goldman Sachs warns of rare earth supply risks
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
Beijing this month announced sweeping controls on the critical rare earths industry
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
Russian oil is a main irritant for US President Donald Trump in prolonged trade talks with India.
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Australia-US deal to challenge China rare earths reign: mining boss
China’s total domination of rare earths production could soon be challenged, a leading miner said Wednesday after the United States struck a breakthrough minerals deal with Australia.
22 October 2025, 18:48 PM
US-Aussie critical minerals pact is worthy stretch
China’s President Xi Jinping won’t exactly be quaking in his boots after reading the terms of a critical minerals pact signed by his US and Australian counterparts on Monday.
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Goldman Sachs warns of rare earth supply risks
Goldman Sachs flagged mounting risks to global supply chains of rare earths and other critical minerals, emphasising China’s dominance in mining and refining, and outlining challenges for nations seeking to build independent supply chains.
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Fall in China’s exports of rare earth magnets stokes supply chain fears
China’s exports of rare earth magnets fell in September, reigniting fears that the world’s top supplier could wield its dominance over a component key for US defence firms and makers of items from cars to smartphones as leverage in trade talks.
20 October 2025, 19:35 PM
Trump vows ‘massive’ tariffs until India halts Russian oil buys
US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying “massive” tariffs if it did not do so.
20 October 2025, 18:54 PM
US-China trade war risks long-term hit to global growth: WTO
The head of the World Trade Organization said she is urging the US and China to de-escalate trade tensions, warning that a decoupling by the world’s two largest economies could reduce global economic output by 7 percent over the longer term.
19 October 2025, 20:02 PM
High gold prices change festive buying patterns in India
Soaring gold prices led Indian buyers to choose coins and bars over jewellery during the Dhanteras festival on Saturday, fuelled by hopes that the precious metal’s glittering rally would continue, industry officials told Reuters.
19 October 2025, 18:58 PM
Trump extends auto tariff relief
US President Donald Trump signed an order Friday to extend an arrangement that allowed automakers to reduce tariffs paid on imported vehicle parts.
19 October 2025, 18:55 PM
Inflation targets are no match for fiscal neglect
“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.” Milton Friedman’s famous dogma looks increasingly quaint today.
18 October 2025, 18:48 PM
China and US agree to fresh trade talks
China and the United States agreed Saturday to conduct another round of trade negotiations in the coming week, as the world’s two biggest economies seek to avoid another damaging tit-for-tat tariff battle.
18 October 2025, 18:48 PM
There’s no such thing as a ‘good’ bubble
Even the tech titans admit we are in a bubble. There will be plenty of losses to go round, they say, but the massive investment in artificial intelligence will leave everyone better off.
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Trump ratchets up US-China trade war, promising new tariffs
Trump unveiled additional levies of 100% on China's US-bound exports
11 October 2025, 03:28 AM
Gold takes a breather in int’l market
Gold took a breather from a record run on Thursday, as investors booked profits a day after bullion breached the $4,000 level for the first time ever on economic and geopolitical uncertainties and hopes of further US interest rate cuts this year.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
World economy not doing as badly as feared: IMF chief
The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
China’s slim AI budgets are self-reinforcing
Artificial intelligence will transform industries and economies. Yet while fears are growing in the United States that spending on advanced chips and data centres is inflating an investment bubble, China may end up with the opposite problem: not spending enough to make breakthroughs at the frontier.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian garment exporters reel under US tariffs
When Donald Trump was elected, Indian garment exporter R.K. Sivasubramaniam thought the new US president would boost business and invested heavily in anticipation of a boom.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Gold tops $4,000 for first time
Gold prices broke $4,000 on Wednesday for the first time as investors piled into the safe haven over expectations for US interest rate cuts and worries over the US government shutdown.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Vietnam upgraded to emerging market status
Vietnam was designated an emerging market by a major index provider for the first time on Wednesday, a long-awaited upgrade that could accelerate foreign investment into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM