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United States
Sep 28, 2026 9:02 PM

Investors start to worry about 6% Treasury yields as 5% Treasury yields begin to lose their shock value.

For years, the 5% benchmark US 10-year Treasury rate was seen as the threshold at which the global financial markets began to experience turbulence. This threshold is...

United Kingdom
Sep 28, 2026 7:03 PM

The oil prices drop as Iran declares it is willing to negotiate to end the conflict

Oil prices fell on Thursday, after rising 4% in the previous session. Iran has said that it is open to diplomacy for the end of the US-Iran...

Germany
Sep 28, 2026 7:03 PM

MORNING BID - Diplomacy takes a backseat

Rocky Swift gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. The diplomatic efforts to settle simmering conflicts and trade disputes are...

China
Sep 28, 2026 7:02 PM

Copper prices fall as demand fears and interest rates weigh on expectations

Copper fell on Thursday, after hotter than expected U.S. data released the day before sparked fears that interest rates would rise for longer and reduce demand. Benchmark...

South Asia
Sep 28, 2026 6:03 PM

US and Indian top diplomats talk about Russia sanctions bill signed Trump

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Indian Foreign minister?S. Jaishankar and New Delhi discussed US measures against countries that do business with Russia or Iran on...

Vietnam
Sep 28, 2026 5:03 PM

Elmet signs tungsten supply agreement with Masan High-Tech, Vietnam

Vietnamese tungsten manufacturer Masan High-Tech Materials announced on Thursday that it would sell a 4,99% stake to US-based tungsten product supplier Elmet Group. The deal valued the...

Canada
Sep 28, 2026 5:03 PM

Oil drops from highs, bonds are shaky amid trade and peace talks

Investors weighed the'simmering Middle East tensions' and prospects of a 'talk between China and the United States. Tokyo's markets opened?after?a three-day break, and the 10-year Japanese government...

United States
Sep 28, 2026 5:02 PM

Iran declares it is willing to negotiate to end the conflict, lowering oil prices

Oil prices fell on Thursday after rising 4% the previous day.?Iran stated that it was open to diplomacy in order to end the US/Iran conflict, but the...

United Kingdom
Sep 28, 2026 5:02 PM

UK pledges PS331 Million to Address Climate-Linked Security Risks

The UK announced on Wednesday that it would provide PS331,000,000 ($438.24,000,000) to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and instability. It warned that environmental shocks were increasingly becoming...

Ukraine
Sep 28, 2026 4:04 PM

Kyiv is under Russian missile attack. One dead and two injured, the mayor claims

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kiev, said that Russian forces launched ballistic missiles at the Ukrainian capital early Thursday morning. One person was killed and two medical...

Venezuela
Sep 28, 2026 4:04 PM

Venezuela's Rodriguez promises to hold elections in order to transition into a 'full democratic'

Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim president, told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday the country will hold elections as part of the transition to "full democracy" but she...

Indonesia
Sep 28, 2026 4:03 PM

Women volunteers in Borneo are fighting the worst wildfires since 11

Indonesia's Borneo Island is orange-colored and thick with smoke due to the worst wildfires that have occurred in over a decade. They have blackened large areas of...

United States
Sep 28, 2026 4:02 PM

Mexico Beach towns prepare for storms when Polo hits the coast

Residents of Mexico's Pacific coast beach towns prepared for heavy rains and dangerous surf as Hurricane Polo, an intense Category 4 storm, moved northwestward offshore. The hurricane...

United States
Sep 28, 2026 4:02 PM

Both parties of senators ask Trump to release emergency heater oil due to price surge

Two US Senators from Maine, a state that is heavily reliant upon 'home heating oil', have asked President Donald Trump to tap into the emergency fuel stockpile...

Taiwan
Sep 28, 2026 3:03 PM

US stocks drop as 10-year Treasury yield reaches highest level since 2007

On 'Wednesday', US shares dropped and 10-year Treasury yields rose to their highest levels since 2007. This was after data revealed that US business activity had risen?to...

United States
Sep 28, 2026 3:02 PM

White House denies reports that the US was considering a ban on diesel exports

A White House official denied on Wednesday a report that claimed the US was preparing to ban diesel exports for 90 days in order to curb record...

Argentina
Sep 28, 2026 3:02 PM

Official: Colombia could adopt Argentina's tax incentives to encourage investment

Armando Cuello, the Deputy Minister of Energy in Colombia, said that the country could adopt a model for tax incentives similar to one used in Argentina to...

United States
Sep 28, 2026 2:03 PM

US diesel futures drop after White House denies export ban report

US ultra-low sulfur?diesel?futures fell 4% on?Wednesday?after Politico reported the White House was preparing a 90-day ban on diesel exports, which Trump Administration denied. According to AAA, the...

United States
Sep 28, 2026 2:03 PM

Analysts say that the US ban on diesel exports would harm global fuel markets

Analysts said that a US diesel export ban would be a self-defeating measure. It would not only do little to ease high US fuel costs, but it...

Italy
Sep 28, 2026 2:02 PM

De Laurentiis wished to "shoot" Infantino then applauded the World Cup show

Aurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli's President, has a talent for turning football politics into cinema. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was cast as both villain and hero in his...

Malaysia
Sep 28, 2026 1:03 PM

India reduces edible oil import duties to lower prices before festivals

India's government announced in a late-Wednesday notification that it had cut the basic import duty for crude and refined edible oil including palm oil, soybean oil and...

United Kingdom
Sep 28, 2026 1:03 PM

Investors start to worry about 6% Treasury yields as 5% Treasury yields begin to lose their shock value.

Years ago, 5% of the benchmark US 10-year Treasury?yield had been regarded as the point where global financial markets began to experience turbulence. This threshold is becoming...

United Arab Emirates
Sep 28, 2026 1:02 PM

Microsoft invests $10 billion plus in the Gulf with a focus on resilience

Microsoft plans to invest over $10 billion in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar between now and 2030. This will include cloud and AI infrastructure....

Italy
Sep 28, 2026 12:02 PM

Meloni's nuclear energy plan is backed by the Italian parliament

The upper house of the Italian Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a government plan for restarting nuclear power generation, nearly 40 years after an Italian...

United Kingdom
Sep 28, 2026 12:02 PM

The FOREX Dollar jumps near a two-month high due to Fed outlook and oil rise

On Wednesday, the US dollar reached its highest level since nearly two months as 'investors' priced in an upcoming rate-hike cycle from the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, oil...

United States
Sep 28, 2026 10:02 AM

Iran's President says Tehran won't surrender to the US in a war, but believes that diplomacy is better than war

Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, told the annual gathering at the United Nations of world leaders on Wednesday that Iran would not surrender to the United States...

Chile
Sep 28, 2026 9:02 AM

BHP Escondida Mine Supervisors' Union urges refusal of contract offer; strike looms

The unionized supervisors will urge members at BHP's Escondida Copper?mine to reject the latest 'contract offer' from the company, pave the way for a strike. BHP made...

Refined Products
Sep 28, 2026 9:02 AM

FOREX Dollar nears two-month high due to Fed rate hike expectations

The US dollar rose to its highest level in nearly two months on Wednesday, on the prospect of an interest rate increase in the near term. However,...

United States
Sep 27, 2026

Republicans could have gerrymandered themselves into a Latino problem the size of Texas

South Texas is a long stretch of highways with flat terrain, dotted with pump jacks and mesquite trees. Gas stations in South Texas have prices that voters...

Energy Markets
Sep 27, 2026

FOREX Dollar at 2-month highs, as Fed outlook is 'dominant.'

On Wednesday, the dollar rose to its highest level in over two months as a result of expectations that interest rates will be raised in the near...

China
Sep 23, 2026

European stocks rise as oil prices fall, AI hype lifts tech

European stocks rose on Wednesday, as oil prices dropped for the sixth consecutive session. Meanwhile, a new wave of AI optimism boosted tech stocks worldwide. Saudi Arabia...

China
Sep 23, 2026

Copper and industrial metals are falling as the dollar strengthens

Copper fell on Wednesday as a result of?gains made by the US dollar. This also impacted?other industrial materials. By 7:00 AM GMT, the benchmark three-month copper price...

China
Sep 23, 2026

Portugal claims that China's State Grid will not be affected by the entry of REN into grid operator REN

Portugal's government has said that its purchase of a'stake' in the power and gas grid operator 'REN' will not have any impact on China's State Grid's 25%...

United States
Sep 23, 2026

South Korea: Trump welcomes progress on US strategic investment projects

Seoul's Presidential Office said that during a 30-minute discussion on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung welcomed "significant...

South Korea
Sep 23, 2026

Asia stocks rise on tech wave, but oil prices continue to fall

On Wednesday, Asian shares aimed for a sixth consecutive session of gains as the consumer appetite for AI apps continued boosting tech stocks. Meanwhile, oil prices dropped...

Philippines
Sep 23, 2026

Andy Home: Indonesia's nickel production limits are not convincing the market.

Indonesia has learned that gaining a dominant position on the nickel market is easy. It is much more difficult to use its influence on supply to control...

Japan
Sep 23, 2026

MORNING Bid EUROPE-A$ is a minor player as AI steals show

Wayne?Cole gives us a look at what the markets will be like in Europe and around the world today. It's been a day when the Australian dollar...

China
Sep 23, 2026

Copper and industrial metals are falling as the dollar strengthens

Copper fell on Wednesday as a result of the rise in the US dollar. By 0300 GMT, the benchmark three-month copper contract on the London Metal Exchange...

Climate Change
Sep 23, 2026

Research shows that countries are still far behind in meeting UN biodiversity targets

Research published on Wednesday shows that governments are likely to fall far short of achieving a UN?target of protecting and conserving biodiversity in at least 30% of...

China
Sep 23, 2026

Lee and Trump, South Korea's Lee and Trump, welcome progress on US strategic investment projects

Seoul's Presidential Office said that US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung?welcomed a "significant progress" on strategic investment projects?during their 30-minute meeting at...

Japan
Sep 23, 2026

Asia stocks rise on tech wave, but oil remains subdued

Asian shares were on track for a sixth consecutive session of gains?on Wednesday, as consumer demand for AI applications continued to boost tech stocks. Meanwhile, oil prices...

Argentina
Sep 23, 2026

Document shows that the US will fund mineral and energy projects in Argentina worth $7 billion.

According to a document obtained by, the US Export-Import 'Bank will fund critical minerals?and _energy projects worth up to $7 bn in Argentina. This is part of...

Philippines
Sep 23, 2026

Andy Home: Indonesia's nickel production limits are not convincing the market.

Indonesia has learned that establishing a dominant position on the nickel market was the easy part. It is much more difficult to use its influence on supply...

United States
Sep 23, 2026

Nasdaq reaches record highs, but oil prices fall on better crude flow

Oil prices and Treasury yields dropped?in choppy trades as crude flow?throughout the Middle East improved. Micron Technology and other AI-related companies boosted the Nasdaq as AI demand...

United States
Sep 23, 2026

Microsoft will keep its shareholder rights until 2027 even as SEC oversight is reduced

Microsoft will continue to consider shareholder proposals until 'next year. This is at the request of a 'activist who wants to protect investor rights in light of...

Ukraine
Sep 22, 2026

Trump backs a ban on the export of diesel

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump?said that he supported the idea of a 'ban on diesel exports. Some US?politicians have called for a 'ban on the export of...

France
Sep 22, 2026

France increases targeted fuel price reductions, according to Finance Minister

The French government will provide targeted energy relief to those who are most affected by rising fuel prices. Finance Minister Roland Lescure announced new measures on Tuesday...

Africa
Sep 22, 2026

IMF warns Algerian FX reserves may fall by 61% in 2031

The International Monetary Fund announced on Tuesday that Algeria's foreign currency reserves will?fall sharply? over the next six-year period, from $51 billion in?2025 down to $19.8 billion...

Japan
Sep 22, 2026

Oil drops below $100, Nasdaq records record high.

Tuesday, the Nasdaq's tech-heavy index hit an intraday high for the first time since?June. Meanwhile, oil prices fell to their lowest levels in two weeks as signs...

Africa
Sep 22, 2026

Moroccan central bank sets benchmark interest rate at 2.5%

The?central?bank of Morocco kept its?interest rates at 2.25%, saying that current borrowing costs were?in line with the inflation outlook despite increased global economic uncertainty. The bank stated...