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What matters in U.S. and global markets today
Central banks meeting in the United States, Japan and Britain must tread a fine line between rising inflation and heightened risks to the economic outlook from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Countries around the world are battling heatwaves and floods fuelled by El Nino, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that has a 90% probability of persisting in the second half of 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key repo rate unchanged on Friday, buoyed by a positive economic outlook and reduced pressures following trade deals with the U.S. and Europe.
World shares hovered within a whisker of record highs on Wednesday, on track for a 12% gain for the half-year following strong U.S. consumer confidence data, though inflation and pandemic-related worries cooled European stocks.
The Trump administration official overseeing the dismantling of the main U.S. foreign aid agency proposed phasing out help for crisis-torn Lebanon and the Rohingya, the world's largest stateless population, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.
U.S. President Donald Trump has the so-called 'BRIC' group of nations directly in his trade war crosshairs, slapping super-high tariffs on imports from Brazil and India, and accusing them of pursuing "anti-American" policies.
The sole Thai distributor of BYD , the world's biggest electric vehicle maker, will triple its dealerships in Thailand in two years, it said, helping to cement the Chinese automaker's dominant position in its top overseas market.
Australia has gone from a leader of the pack in commodity exports to a laggard, as prices of resources more dependent on China struggle to build momentum.
Australia will allow plastic trash to be shipped overseas and burned as fuel under a law introduced last year that banned the export of some plastic waste, the environment minister's office said, prompting accusations from critics of hypocrisy.
It is hard to fill the leadership gap on security, trade and climate that President Donald Trump is leaving as he pursues his 'America First' agenda. China is also hard to work with. But the EU and other middle powers are trying to fill the void. In some cases, they will succeed.
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A U.S. government-created artificial intelligence program that aims to predict the supply and price of critical minerals has been transferred to the control of a non-profit organization that is helping miners and manufacturers strike supply deals.
A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) was 78% effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial with no severe COVID-19 cases, researchers said on Thursday, although a lack of data details stirred calls for more transparency.
Financial markets head into a December laden with uncertainty over geopolitics, global trade and economic growth, particularly in Europe, where France is in the cross-hairs over its budget.
European buyers are increasing shipments of coal from across the globe against a backdrop of a proposed European Union ban on Russian imports and the scramble to relieve tight gas supplies, according to data and shipping sources.
Qantas Airways Ltd surprised the market with a stronger-than-expected profit forecast on Thursday that underscored how Asian airlines are recovering from the pandemic at vastly different paces as demand rebounds.
Teachers and students in Myanmar rallied on Friday to a growing civil disobedience campaign as the anti-coup protest movement won the support of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party.
The global thermal coal market has returned to where it was before Russia's attack on Ukraine, with prices for most seaborne grades dropping back to pre-invasion levels while volumes remain steady.
Despite her well-honed sales pitch, Aanu Ajayi is often met by scepticism when out selling energy-efficient stoves in the Nigerian city of Lagos - highlighting some of the hurdles Africa faces in switching to climate-friendly cooking.