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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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China to have world’s biggest film market by 2025
China’s film market, once affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, will rally in 2023, and take the lead in the world by 2025, according to a report released by global auditing and consultancy firm PwC last week.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
China economic recovery may fade quickly
A flurry of economic data from China on Monday is expected to show its post-pandemic bounce is quickly fizzling out, raising expectations that Beijing needs to unveil more stimulus measures soon to shore up activity and shaky consumer confidence.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
UK signs up to trans-Pacific trading bloc
The UK government on Sunday hailed what it said was its biggest trade deal since Brexit, as it formally signed a treaty to join a major Indo-Pacific bloc.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Twitter has lost half its ad revenue
Twitter owner Elon Musk said Saturday that the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last October has lost roughly half of its advertising revenue.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Xiaomi bets bigger on India retail stores
China’s Xiaomi will focus on boosting its India sales from retail outlets after years of big bets on e-commerce, its India president said, as the company seeks to revive smartphone sales after falling behind South Korea’s Samsung.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Tesla rolls out its first electric pickup
US automaker Tesla on Saturday announced that its first electric pickup -- a slick-looking silver Cybertruck -- had rolled off the assembly line at its huge plant near Austin, Texas.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Artificially high growth predicted for China in Q2
China’s economic growth is expected to have surged in the second quarter, an AFP survey has forecast, but analysts say Monday’s figures will be misleadingly inflated given the low base of comparison with pandemic-wracked 2022.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
US banks caution on economy
Results of large US banks released Friday underscored the boon from higher interest rates, as executives described the world’s biggest economy as “resilient” but facing risks.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Oil prices fall on profit-taking
Oil prices fell more than a dollar a barrel on Friday as the dollar strengthened and oil traders booked profits from a strong rally, with crude benchmarks recording their third-straight weekly gain.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Ukraine logs $8.97b trade deficit in Jan-May
Ukraine’s trade deficit grew to $8.97 billion in the first five months of the year compared with a deficit of about $1 billion posted in the same period a year ago, the statistics service said on Friday.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Surprise growth helps Singapore avoid recession
Singapore’s economy grew more than expected in the second quarter, data showed Friday, helping it avoid a recession, but analysts warned the trade-dependent city faced headwinds owing to weak overseas demand.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia plans to cut oil export
Russian oil exports from western ports are set to fall by some 100,000-200,000 barrels per day next month from July levels, a sign Moscow is making good on its pledge for fresh supply cuts in tandem with Opec leader Saudi Arabia, two sources said on Friday, citing export plans.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
India ties up with UAE to settle trade in rupee
India has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates that will allow it to settle trade in rupees instead of dollars, boosting India’s efforts to cut transaction costs by eliminating dollar conversions.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Tumbling US dollar a boon to risk assets
Cooling US inflation is accelerating a decline in the dollar, and risk assets around the world stand to benefit.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
China publishes interim rules on generative AI
China issued interim measures on Thursday to manage its booming generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry, saying they would apply only to services offered to the public as regulators seek to support development of the technology.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Oil price hovers above $80
Global oil benchmark Brent hovered above $80 a barrel on Thursday after US inflation data implied interest rates in the world’s biggest economy are close to their peak.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
China, Asean pushing ahead with free trade area talks
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are pushing ahead with talks on a third version of a free trade agreement at an Asean summit in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Tesla in talks with India to set up factory
Tesla is discussing an investment proposal with the Indian government to set up a factory with an annual capacity to produce about half a million electric vehicles, the Times of India reported on Thursday, citing government sources.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
India considers banning most rice exports
India, the world's biggest rice exporter, is considering banning exports of most rice varieties, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
13 July 2023, 07:31 AM
China’s export slide to steepen
China’s export slump is expected to have accelerated in June, as sluggish overseas economies struggling with inflation and rising interest rates buy up fewer goods from Chinese factories.
12 July 2023, 18:00 PM