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Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
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Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
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US-Aussie critical minerals pact is worthy stretch
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
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Goldman Sachs warns of rare earth supply risks
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
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US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
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Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
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Saudi Aramco, BlackRock sign $15.5b gas pipeline deal
Saudi Aramco said it has signed a $15.5 billion lease and leaseback deal for its gas pipeline network with a consortium led by BlackRock Real Assets and Hassana Investment Company in its second major infrastructure deal this year.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China pledges housing support after latest default
China on Monday announced a reserve ratio cut and renewed support for the housing market as another Chinese property developer said it had defaulted on a major bond repayment.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
IMF sees China’s growth ‘slowing notably’
China has an important part to play in the global economy as it recovers from Covid-19, but its growth is slowing, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Monday.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden vows to fix US money laundering loopholes
President Joe Biden’s administration will announce an anti-corruption strategy meant to tackle two major vehicles for money laundering in the United States -- real estate transactions and shell companies.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China’s export growth loses steam in Nov
Export growth in China lost some steam in November as holiday demand from abroad faded, official data showed Tuesday, but demand for overseas fuel pushed up imports to spike above expectations.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China central bank to cut reserve requirement ratio
China’s central bank said on Monday it would cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, its second such move this year, releasing 1.2 trillion yuan ($188.24 billion) in long-term liquidity to bolster slowing economic growth.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bitcoin tumbles 5pc after weekend battering
Bitcoin tumbled almost 5 per cent on Monday as the start of the week offered little respite to the world’s largest cryptocurrency after a bruising weekend where at one point it lost over a fifth of its value.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Evergrande braces for debt deadline after doubting ability to pay
After lurching from deadline to deadline, China Evergrande Group is again on the brink of default, with pessimistic comments from the property developer raising expectations of direct state involvement and a managed debt restructuring.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Weaker foreign demand sinks German industrial orders
Weaker demand from abroad drove a much bigger than expected drop in German industrial orders, including cars, in October, data showed on Monday, further clouding the growth outlook for manufacturers in Europe’s largest economy.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Chinese developer misses repayment of $179m
Another Chinese property developer said Monday it had defaulted on a major bond repayment, citing liquidity problems amid a government crackdown on the debt-laden sector.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Japan PM seeks to boost workers’ wages
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Monday to ensure worker wage hikes to protect the economy from rising global inflation, while strengthening the country’s defences as it deals with an assertive China and unpredictable North Korea.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Oil rebounds towards $72
Oil climbed by $2 a barrel towards $72 on Monday on hopes the Omicron coronavirus variant would have a less damaging economic impact if its symptoms proved mostly mild and as the prospect of an imminent rise in Iranian oil exports receded.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bitcoin briefly loses $10,000 in nervous market
The bitcoin dropped sharply overnight, losing $10,000 in value in a nervous market before recouping some of its losses Saturday morning.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Opec will continue with supply adjustments
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will continue with its supply adjustments for the oil market, the OPEC Secretary General said on Saturday.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Asian LNG prices fall as import demand from China muted
Asia liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell this week as spot demand from China remained muted despite the start of winter and as natural gas supplies from Russia continued to flow steadily to Germany.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
UN plans to drastically expand plastic waste management in India
The United Nations Development Programme aims to almost triple its plastic waste management to 100 cities in India by 2024, A UNDP executive said, to combat the damaging effects of plastic pollution.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Didi shares plunge on plan to delist from NYSE
Just five months after its debut, ride-hailing giant Didi Global said on Friday it would withdraw from the New York Stock Exchange and pursue a Hong Kong listing, a stunning reversal as it bends to Chinese regulators angered by its US IPO.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Venezuela govt paying providers in dollars
Venezuela’s government - subject to sanctions by the United States and others - is increasingly paying providers in US dollars as it seeks to reduce spending in its bolivar currency to control inflation, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Stocks sag as weak US jobs data adds to Omicron worries
Global stocks finished a volatile week on a downcast note Friday, sunk by festering worries over the Omicron variant and disappointment at the most recent US job growth figures.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Global tax deal leaves billion-dollar loopholes
Leaders of the worlds largest economies hailed a recent agreement to overhaul global corporate tax rules as key ensuring multinationals paid their fair share of tax.
4 December 2021, 18:00 PM