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Myanmar’s rare earth pitch to US risks China’s wrath

When Myanmar’s military-backed government urged Washington to invest in its rare earths, its leader Min Aung Hlaing was ...

US Aim Is to De-Risk Not Decouple With China, Bessent Says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking in New York at the National Committee on United States-China Relations, sa...

Hungary does not view Russian gas as cheap, looks for alternatives — premier

Peter Magyar added that the government is seeking to diversify sources and routes of deliveries in order to be in a posi...

Bessent urges US, China to ‘de-risk, not decouple’ as Xie points to ‘red lines’

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a more balanced trade relationship with China, with the objective to “de-...

US commerce secy was sent secret memo on Nvidia CEO’s affair with Chinese spy: Report

US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick had recieved a confidential memo revealing Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang's ties to a w...

EU's Costa keeps Ukraine funding talks on late-November agenda despite Merz appeal

Costa's response indicates plans to "make time for a broad discussion on Ukraine at the upcoming informal European Counc...

Alibaba announces plans to list T-Head, its Nvidia chip rival

Alibaba noted it had already filed confidentially on Sept. 11 to list T-Head on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Korea Fines Bond Dealers Record $1.2 Billion Over Collusion

South Korea’s antitrust regulator imposed a record 1.63 trillion won ($1.2 billion) fine on more than a dozen domestic b...

Microsoft presses Trump to scuttle ban on Chinese data center tech

At stake are imports new models of Chinese optical transceivers, which allow data to travel over fiber-optic cables with...

Singapore wants a bigger slice of the global gold market. Is it too late to the party? 

Singapore is stepping up efforts to become a key player in the global gold market, betting that vaulting service and tax...

Deal vs deal? US, China trade calls to honour commitments before Xi-Trump summit

During a video call on Friday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Chinese...

China's trade surplus soars past $1 trillion as AI boom powers exports

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a cargo ship approaching a container terminal at Lianyungang port, Jiangsu province, Chin...

Hedge Fund Risk Retreat Largest in a Decade, Morgan Stanley Says

Global equity hedge funds cut risk at the steepest rate in more than a decade through the first week of November as a wi...

Lula Team Readies Brazil Fiscal Plan in Bid to Calm Market Jitters

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s economic team is preparing to send proposals to Congress by next week aimed at sho...

Indonesia to Cut 300 More Tightly Held Stocks From Benchmark

Indonesia’s bourse will classify an additional 300 stocks to its high shareholder concentration list, leaving a third of...

Fed officials open door to quicker round of rate hikes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The odds that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates by half a percentage point next month...

Nvidia faces scrutiny over China chip ties, CEO affair

Nvidia shed about $430 billion in market value over two sessions as new reports deepened questions about CEO Jensen Huan...

Revised regional currency swap arrangement takes effect

A revision of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation, a multilateral currency swap arrangement among South Korea,...

Australia talks tough on Sudan but won’t confront patrons in UAE

A risk-averse approach to sanctions means Canberra is only going after those inside Sudan responsible for atrocities.

LIV Golf files bankruptcy plan and sets sight on January liquidation

LIV Golf filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan with a New Jersey court Tuesday, along with a proposed schedule for a final ...

Australia’s Home Loans Fall by Record After Rapid RBA Rate Hikes

Australian home loans posted a record drop in the third quarter, underscoring the erosion of borrowing demand in respons...

Seoul shares turn higher after weak start amid inflation woes

Seoul shares turned higher after a weak start Wednesday amid concerns that hotter-than-expected US inflation could promp...

CD&R’s Cornerstone to Go Ahead With Monarch Deal to Raise Money

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc. is set to move forward on a deal it reached with Monarch Alternative Capital to raise a...

SoftBank Group Shares Drop 11% After Booking $7 Billion Loss

SoftBank Group Corp. shares dropped as much as 11% after the Japanese tech investor reported its first net loss in almos...

Anthropic bankers prepare to increase IPO valuation to $1.5tn or more

Claude maker’s listing price expected to rise after strong demand from investors

Anthropic bankers prepare to increase IPO valuation to $1.5tn or more

Claude maker’s listing price expected to rise after strong demand from investors

China’s Copper Crunch Puts Industry on Defensive as Costs Soar

China’s copper crunch is squeezing activity and margins at the firms that shape the metal into wires, rods and tubes for...

Next steps for the USMCA and US trade laws: A post-election review

What are the implications of the November 2026 US election results on the ongoing review of the United States-Mexico-Can...

What economic vibes say about reality: Jason Furman on consumer sentiment, recession indicators, and more

How do economists think about "vibes"? Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and nonresid...

Bank of England’s inflation response ‘risks higher interest rates for longer’

Thinktank Niesr says timid rate rise last week likely to make inflation more persistent feature of UK economyThe Bank of...

Breaking Down Anthropic's $1.4 Trillion IPO Valuation

Anthropic is preparing to price its initial public offering on November 18, targeting a fully diluted valuation of about...

Authorities seize billions in illicit funds crackdown

GDP growth forecast lifted to 12.8%: Standard Chartered

Capital outflows weigh on Taiwan dollar

Inventec expecting a stronger 2027, despite component shortages

Machinery exports surpass NT$1tn in first 10 months

California billionaire tax defeated: US media projection

South Sudan Courts Oil Investors as Sudan’s Warring Forces Take Their Share

South Sudan is courting fresh capital for 14 exploration blocks and a production increase from roughly 170,000 barrels p...

South Africa notifies launch of safeguard investigation into certain non-wired float glass products

On 11 November 2026, South Africa notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards regarding the initiation on 3 November 2026...

Dollar’s Reliance on Equity Inflows Seen Weighing on Currency

The dollar’s increasing dependence on equity inflows could erode the diversification benefit of leaving US assets unhedg...