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EU farmers face falling produce prices as fuel and fertiliser costs rise

Eurostat figures show a widening gap between the prices farmers receive and those they pay, as EU ministers discuss supp...

World Bank calls on govt to implement policy actions under $20bn reform partnership

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Friday called upon the government to expedite implementation of policy actions under its $2...

Coast Guard Says It Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba

The Coast Guard has intercepted two small boats it says was carrying illegal fuel to Cuba as the United States enforces ...

Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)

Lost in tabulation: Diverging US-China trade data point to tariff evasion

The United States and China share one of the world's largest and most closely monitored bilateral trading relationships....

Ukraine calls for tighter sanctions as Russian attacks spark Kyiv gridlock

Closure of bridges struck by drones in Ukrainian capital causes traffic chaos.

Japan not considering new sanctions against Russia — ruling party deputy

Muneo Suzuki said the focus is on extending the existing economic sanctions

Ukraine war: Japan’s new sanctions on Russia target oil exports

The Japanese government on Friday announced additional sanctions against Russia amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, ta...

Alaska LNG Hinges on How Much Asian Buyers Will Pay for Energy Security

The Trump Administration’s pet project Alaska LNG may not be commercially investable as costs per production could be mo...

US sanctions Kremlin-backed fintech A7 for allegedly assisting Iran

Payments group that moved almost $7bn through global banks is designated a transnational criminal organisation

France weighs emergency oil release as US pressure mounts ahead of G7 call

France is set to present a plan to release emergency oil stocks following US pressure, with Paris considering a combined...

How do we deal with Chinese overcapacity?

The summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping did not deliver much, except for some lowering of tariffs, and...

Oil prices fall on report of potential diesel, crude stock release; Brent back below $100

It comes after Reuters reported that EU nations were discussing a proposal to release diesel reserves following pressure...

European Commission refutes Kiev’s statements about 27-billion-euro shortfall

European Commission Spokeswoman Paula Pinho said there is no financial gap

Saudi market reforms could stall IPO recovery

Proposed new listing rules could pull down valuations and deter banks from backing deals

China stockpiles ASML lithography tools, spurring US calls for complete export ban

Chinese semiconductor plants amassed hundreds of immersion lithography machines worth billions of dollars in recent year...

Russia may restart diesel fuel exports in case of overproduction — Novak

The deputy prime minister said that Russia will not accumulate too much fuel because it will lead to a decline in refini...

Russia successfully reoriented trade in response to West’s restrictions — minister

According to Maxim Reshetnikov, at present Russia is solving the task of consistent development and cooperation with con...

Japan sanctions Russian companies, individuals

Restrictive measures were for the first time introduced in respect of 35 ships that may be associated with Moscow, in th...

Diesel fuel prices record high in international markets — Novak

Such situation has occurred due to sanction restrictions, attacks against the refining infrastructure and closing of log...

Investors seek refuge from bond rout in haven German debt

Bund yields have fallen this week even as US, French and other governments’ bonds have sold off sharply over inflation f...

Investors seek refuge from bond rout in haven German debt

Bund yields have fallen this week even as US, French and other governments’ bonds have sold off sharply over inflation f...

India Forex Reserves Log Record Weekly Drop on Rupee Defense

India’s foreign exchange reserves dropped the most on record as the central bank’s support for the rupee weighed on the ...

Boris Vujčić: Resilience, integration and competitiveness: building the future of European banking

Europe Has ‘Decent Cushion’ of Diesel Reserves: SocGen

Michael Haigh, global head of FIC and commodities research at Societe Generale, discusses levels of crude and diesel pro...

‘Containerabad’: Pakistan’s capital and truckers bleed money amid lockdown

As Islamabad prepares for another opposition march, drivers and businesses are counting the cost of the barricades.

BP taking the wheel of Namibian license trio as farm-in deal clear final regulatory gate

Namibia approves Eco Atlantic's farm-down to BP across three offshore licenses, bringing the partial divestment to the h...

U.S. Blacklists Russia’s A7 Payment Platform Over Alleged Sanctions Evasion

The Treasury accused the A7 network of enabling Iran and others to bypass Western banking restrictions.

Big Pharma turns to China for new drugs as patent cliff drives multibillion-dollar deals

Western biopharma companies are increasingly turning to China to source innovation, as pharma's dreaded "patent cliff" d...

EU ‘fully rejects’ US threat to ban diesel exports unless bloc releases more fuel stocks

The European Union on Friday pushed back against a US threat to ban any diesel exports unless the 27-member bloc release...

World Bank unlocks $1.4B for Chile’s copper giant

Chile, Zambia and Argentina show how mineral wealth can attract capital, create jobs and build economies beyond the mine...

WTI Sinks Nearly 4% as EU Weighs Emergency Stockpile Release

Oil prices fell sharply on Friday as Europe moved closer to another emergency stock release under pressure from the Trum...

Wall Street Loads Up on Derivatives Ahead of Toss-Up Brazil Vote

Investors eager to trade on a Brazilian election that’s too close to call are prioritizing derivatives over outright bet...

Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 2, 2026

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan adds sanctions against Russia ...

Diesel falls sharply as EU considers releasing 50mn barrels under pressure from Trump

US president has threatened to ban US exports of the fuel if the continent does not unlock reserves

Diesel falls sharply as EU considers releasing 50mn barrels under pressure from Trump

US president has threatened to ban US exports of the fuel if the continent does not unlock reserves

World shares mixed after global bond sell-off deepens, ahead of U.S. jobs data

Oil prices declined even as the U.S. sent another aircraft carrier and more troops to the West Asia, and as President Do...

French Bond Rout Recalls Euro Debt Crisis, Candriam CIO Says

France’s bond market is heading into a period of heightened volatility as political uncertainty collides with deteriorat...

EU faces diesel shortage as major refiners ban exports

EU member states readied for talks over a feared diesel shortage, after the US, Russia and China all touted banning or s...

Russia Will Consider Partial Lifting of Diesel Export Ban in Case of Overproduction, Novak Says

Novak said that the situation with Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure has remained "tense."