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Australian iron ore miner warns of production slowdown without China deal

Fortescue says operations ‘may be affected’ by talks with state-backed commodities buyer

JB Financial Group expands into Central Asia with Kyrgyz acquisition

JB Financial Group is expanding into Central Asia through an acquisition in Kyrgyzstan, seeking new growth opportunities...

Oil rises as U.S. orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensions

Brent crude futures rose $1.29, or 1.2%, to $110.11 a barrel at 00:34 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gain...

Indonesian Stocks Fall as Concerns Over MSCI’s Downgrade Return

Indonesian shares declined, ending a two-day rebound in a sign of fresh worries about MSCI Inc.’s warning to downgrade t...

Pacific conservation finance needs patient capital, not another pilot

PACIFIC conservation leaders called for long-term funding to flow through trusted local institutions and be shaped aroun...

Debt-laden mainland developer Shimao sells its 2 Hong Kong hotels for US$344 million

Receivers of the Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel and the Four Points by Sheraton have sold the dual-branded complex,...

Bank of Korea holds rates after President Lee calls for boosting housing supply

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the Bank of Korea to hold rates.

Oil rises as deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia fan Middle East supply fears

A strike on a Saudi Aramco facility killed two people while an attack on the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, ...

Singapore Dollar Gains on Yen as Carry Funder, Analysts Say

The Singapore dollar is gaining favor as a funding currency for carry trades as cheap borrowing costs and fading expecta...

BOK pauses rate hikes as inflation, debt concerns linger

The Bank of Korea held its key interest rate at 3 percent Thursday, pausing after two consecutive hikes as persistent in...

Vice budget minister calls Future Fund 'fiscal innovation' for future growth

South Korea's vice budget minister said Thursday the country's proposed Future Fund, set to launch next year with fundin...

BOK holds key rate steady at 3% after 2 consecutive rate hikes

The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Thursday following two consecutive rate hikes to tame accel...

Sovereign wealth funds' China and Hong Kong investments surge 190% after a bruising slump

Sovereign wealth funds are pouring billions of dollars back into China after a sharp investment slump.

Seoul shares open lower amid persistent AI woes

South Korean shares opened lower Thursday, after the previous session's sharp gains as investors weighed concerns over t...

China’s Iron Ore Sway May Leave Japan a Price Taker: Woodmac

Japan and other major iron ore buyers risk becoming price takers as China’s state-backed purchasing company seeks greate...

China Stock Rescue May Need More State Buying to Work, BI Says

China’s national team may need to accelerate stock purchases after the benchmark notched a record losing streak, though ...

Inside India newsletter: Asia’s hottest data center market aims to quell concerns over water and power use

India is grappling with growing public anger against data centers that pose a threat to its ambitions to host the whole ...

Taiwan and Kansas sign trade MOU

Powerchip expects more price hikes

Moody’s upgrades TSMC credit rating

Apple’s iPhone factories will not make India the next China

Donovan’s Deep Dives: TSMC’s record-breaking investments are transforming Arizona

Aluminium Gives Up Its War Premium, Copper Stays Elevated

LME Week 2026 kicked off in London on Monday, with industry leaders focused on the macroeconomic outlook for base metals...

Zimbabwe initiates safeguard investigation on pasta products

On 22 October 2026, Zimbabwe notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 18 September 2026 a saf...

To Import or Build? Southeast Asia’s Rolling Stock Dilemma

Some of the region's governments are moving toward manufacturing their own rolling stock – but this comes with trade-off...

Gold Edges Lower as Traders Weigh Mideast Signals, Fed Rate Path

Gold dipped as a flareup in Middle East hostilities raised inflation risks, even as the Federal Reserve is still expecte...

Prabowo Accuses MSCI of Attempting to ‘Intimidate’ Indonesia After Downgrade Threat

"We possess strength, we have courage, we are willing to make sacrifices, and we refuse to surrender," said the former g...

Is corporate India’s exuberance merited?

The gap between corporate India’s public optimism and household and investor anxiety has become increasingly apparent

China’s drugmakers move into the big league

Foreign pharma groups are now paying to access innovation developed locally

Big Oil Eyes Record Profits but Keeps Spending in Check

Oil supermajors have been raking it in since the war in the Middle East began. They are now set to report another robust...

Citi Targets Top Spot in China as It Awaits Securities License

Citigroup Inc. is counting on securing an onshore securities license in China as the US lender expands operations in the...

Eight Months of War Turns China Petrochemical Glut Into a Crunch

China has burned through much of a petrochemicals glut built up by years of overproduction as the US-Iran war chokes oil...

MSCI Pressed by Investors to Justify Drastic Indonesia Warning

As MSCI Inc. officials joined a call on Tuesday afternoon Jakarta time, many of the more than 100 participants were inve...

EU Nears Market Securitization Reform in Bid to Unleash Billions

The European Union reached a provisional agreement to overhaul rules governing the bloc’s securitizations markets, a dea...

Fortescue Says Risk to Full-Year Sales as China Dispute Drags on

Iron ore miner Fortescue Ltd. said a standoff with China’s state-backed buyer China Mineral Resources Group Co. may impa...

U.S. Energy Red Tape Gives China an Edge

Congress needs to pass the bipartisan bill on permitting reform to accelerate energy infrastructure buildout so that the...

Property sales of illegal Israeli settlement lands challenged in complaint in Canada

Property sales of illegal Israeli settlement lands challenged in complaint in Canada A group of Canadians is calling on ...

In India, Rubio Is All Business

The top U.S. diplomat’s three-day trip is focused largely on commercial interests.

FirstFT: Scott Bessent shrugs off ‘systemic’ AI risks at private event with investors

Also in today’s newsletter: Elon Musk’s $3.6tn gamble and China’s battery makers race to invest abroad

CME Group CEO Terry Duffy on Earnings, 24/7 Energy Contracts and Managing Risk

CME Group Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy said elevated trading activity reflects persistent, not merely short-term, uncert...