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Canada facing carbon tariff threat from European Union: internal documents

Canada is facing a carbon tariff threat from the European Union within months as the economic bloc fully implements its ...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
German chemicals giant BASF raises profit guidance after Iran war price hikes

German chemicals giant BASF raised its 2026 outlook for the second time this year on Wednesday after raising prices for ...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
West turns food, fertilizers into instrument of geopolitical blackmail — senior diplomat

Sergey Ryabkov believes the Russia-Africa Agro-Industrial Alliance will become an important element of the new global ar...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
UK Budget Tests Bond Markets as Fed, ECB and Oil Risks Loom

It’s budget day, but there’s plenty vying for investors’ attention

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
UK Budget Day: Here's What to Expect From Healey

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey's budget plans, due to be outlined in the House of Commons at 12:30 p.m. on W...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
John Healey to end standing charges on gas bills for 23m homes

As budget looms, chancellor says he will ask Ofgem to remove ‘unfair and outdated’ fixed daily fee in 2027 or soon after...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
China’s hybrid car exports to EU up 200%; response to Tesla’s ‘flying car’: 7 EV reads

We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you s...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Jio’s IPO Surge Ends Tata’s Reign as Most Valuable India Group

Jio Platforms Ltd.’s blockbuster stock market debut has propelled the digital company as well as its parent Reliance Ind...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
UK Offers Energy Bill Relief While Cutting Clean-Energy Spending

The UK proposed a package of measures to cushion households from another sharp rise in energy bills, while cutting £1 bi...

United Kingdom · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Healey to take aim at energy costs in his first Budget

Chancellor under pressure to tackle cost of living crisis without alarming bond markets

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Revealed: UK relied on £2bn of ‘questionable accounting’ to hit its climate-aid goal

The UK has beaten its target to provide £11.6bn of climate aid to developing countries by 2026 – but only… The post Reve...

London, United Kingdom · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Analysis: How the UK spent more than £11.6bn on climate aid since 2021

The UK has spent £12.8bn on climate aid for developing countries since 2021, according to official figures obtained by C...

London, United Kingdom · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Bank of Japan unlikely to take rates higher this week

The market is betting against a back-to-back rate increase, but sees December as a real possibility.

Tokyo, Japan · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
U.S.-aligned countries, led by Asia, slash U.S. Treasury purchases by 60%

Analysts cite weak currencies, rising yields at home, growing demand for stocks and unease over U.S. policy.

Washington, D.C., United States · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Oil rises over 1% after Saudi Arabian refinery attack reignites supply risk

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said ‌they had hit Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil refinery with a missile, intensifying their s...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Malaysia seizes smuggled AI chips worth US$12 million at Kuala Lumpur airport

Malaysian customs said on Wednesday ⁠that it ⁠had seized about 49.5 ⁠million ringgit (US$12 million) worth of advanced a...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
China Refiners Tap African, Brazilian Oil as Freight Rates Fall

Chinese refiners are buying crude from West Africa and Brazil after a drop in long-haul freight rates cut costs, giving ...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Asia Rate Calls Are Blindsiding Markets And There’s More to Come

When it comes to wrongfooting investors, Asia’s central banks are on a roll.

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Utility's cyclone-damaged gas platform fuels financial problems

Almost a year on from Tropical Cyclone Fina, the Territory's preferred gas provider is still repairing its offshore gas ...

Darwin, Australia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Europe’s debt stress is hitting corporate borrowing costs. Goldman flags who’s vulnerable

Sovereign debt pressure and heavy bond issuance are raising European corporate borrowing costs, squeezing companies with...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Hong Kong has become a safe harbor for international pariahs

Hong Kong is now the connective tissue between Western suppliers and three of the world's most heavily sanctioned regime...

Hong Kong · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
AI chips worth $15.5 million seized at Malaysia airport, customs authority says

Malaysia imposed export controls in 2025 on the movement of advanced AI chips of US origin.

Malaysia · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Oil prices rise as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian refinery raise supply worries

Oil prices climbed Wednesday as investors weighed the prospect of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Weaker Euro Boosts European Exporters as Earnings Season Peaks

The dollar’s rebound is good news for shares in European exporters, just as companies enter the busiest stretch of the t...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Further 1MDB recoveries will not erase billions in losses: Minister

Malaysia has paid RM42.5 billion (S$13.29 billion) towards 1MDB-related debts and commitments so far.

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Federal Reserve likely to skip rate hike despite elevated inflation

The Fed, led by Chairman Kevin Warsh, wants to return inflation to its 2% target, which it typically does by raising its...

United States · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nigeria: Nigeria's First Methane Disclosure Raises Questions Over Repeated Figures, Missing Data

[Premium Times] An analysis of Nigeria's first public company-level greenhouse gas disclosure reveals repeated emissions...

Nigeria · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
BoE to kick off short and precautionary tightening cycle in November

Read the BoE’s October forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Copper Wavers Near Two-Week High as Traders Look to Fed Meeting

Copper traded near its highest close in two weeks as traders braced for the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Experts outline conditions for Russian investment in African countries

Investments are most frequently associated with energy, nuclear technologies, mineral fertilizers, geology, mining, meta...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
US costs of Iran war rise to over $47bn, according to Pentagon estimate

The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25 per cent higher than the De...

United States · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Digital currencies could become new payment tool for Russia, Africa — report

The report also noted that currency swaps and settlement facilities between the Bank of Russia and African central banks...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Experts identify African countries attractive for agricultural investment

The most obvious areas of Russian interest are fertilizers, agricultural machinery, and grain supply chains, the report ...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Glencore boss flags bumper year on asset sales and trading boom

Gary Nagle’s comments at private event come as miner is looking to sell stakes in DR Congo and Kazakhstan operations

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Can an investor be too big to care about ethics?

Norway prepares proposals for how its $2.3tn sovereign wealth fund should invest

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
The Trump sons’ global network: money, influence and the family business

The president’s sons Donald Jr and Eric have met world leaders and foreign officials while building a lucrative web of f...

No location · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
EU plans high-level China currency talks as fears of new trade shock mount

After convincing China to accept a cap on its hybrid car exports, a stream of top-level European finance and banking off...

Beijing, China · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
UK defence ministry spent £186mn more on Palantir than value of public contracts

US software group has faced criticism for its links to Donald Trump’s administration and that country’s defence sector

United Kingdom · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ambani’s Jio Surges in Debut After India-Record IPO

Jio Platforms Ltd. surged in its trading debut on Wednesday after billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s telecom giant raised a rec...

India · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail
Defense buildup push faces financial roadblocks

Japan's military ambitions are growing, but so are competing demands on the public purse.

Tokyo, Japan · Oct 28, 2026 · Wedgetail

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