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China
Jul 28, 2026

Copper prices fall as bets on rate hikes weigh down on demand

The copper price fell on Tuesday as investors assessed a possible pause in the 'U.S. Strikes?on Iran. By 0700 GMT, the benchmark three-month price of copper at...

South Asia
Jul 28, 2026

India's summer crops planting accelerates as the monsoon returns

A revival of monsoon rainfall has led to a rapid increase in the planting of summer-sown grains such as rice, cotton and soybeans across a large part...

United Kingdom
Jul 28, 2026

Gold falls as dollar strength weighs on gold; attention turns to Fed meeting

The gold price?fell Tuesday as a result of a stronger dollar, while markets awaited the Federal Reserve's next policy decision to get clues about interest rate expectations....

South Korea
Jul 28, 2026

South Korea's KOSPI reports its biggest drop since early March, as chipmakers slump

South Korean shares fell nearly 11% in their 'worst session for about five months' on Tuesday, as a global chipmaker selloff?hammered SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics and CXMT,...

France
Jul 28, 2026

France prepares for fourth major heatwave, as crews battle Bordeaux fire

The?southwest of France is bracing for its fourth major heatwave this year, with temperatures soaring and conditions tinder dry. This puts pressure on the crews fighting a...

United Kingdom
Jul 28, 2026

Kumba Iron Ore's first-half profits drop 41%; company targets more sales outside of China

Kumba Iron Ore, South Africa, said on Tuesday that its half-year profits fell by 41%. This was mainly because of a'strong rand and lower prices for the...

Taiwan
Jul 28, 2026

Asia markets sell off in a broad scale due to AI fears

The chip stocks in Asia fell on Tuesday due to fears about the AI boom and Chinese competition. Oil prices also dropped, but this did not calm...

Ukraine
Jul 28, 2026

Wall Street Journal, July 28,

These are the top stories from?the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been?verified and we cannot vouch for their accuracy. Johnson & Johnson, a manufacturer of...

United States
Jul 28, 2026

Gold falls as dollar strength weighs on gold; attention turns to Fed meeting

The gold?prices dropped on Tuesday due to a stronger dollar. Meanwhile, the markets were looking forward to the Federal Reserve’s next policy announcement for clues about the...

United States
Jul 28, 2026

Morning Bid Europe-Chips are jolted by a shift in momentum for AI

Tom Westbrook gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. Chip stocks in Asia fell on Tuesday due to the twin...

China
Jul 28, 2026

Copper prices fall as rate hike expectations weigh on demand

The copper prices fell on Tuesday as 'lingering bets on an interest rate increase in the U.S. threatened to dampen demand. Crude oil prices also declined as...

United States
Jul 28, 2026

Gold falls as dollar strength weighs on gold; attention turns to Fed meeting

The dollar strengthened on Tuesday and gold prices fell. Markets were looking for clues about the future of interest rates in the Federal Reserve's policy announcement. Gold...

Australia
Jul 28, 2026

Australia builds first oil refinery at home in 60 years, to improve fuel security

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday that Australia will be considering building its first?oil? refinery in over 60 years. The war in the Middle East has...

Hong Kong
Jul 27, 2026

Asia markets sell off in a broad scale due to AI fears

Asian markets dropped on Tuesday, led by chipmakers, on concerns?about massive funding requirements of the AI boom. A slide in oil prices didn't do much to lift...

Australia
Jul 27, 2026

Whitehaven Coal's output in 2026 is at the top of its guidance range, but costs are at the low end.

Whitehaven Coal, Australia's largest coal producer, said Tuesday that its annual sales and output were near the top end of their guidance range due to the recovery...

Australia
Jul 27, 2026

Origin Energy in Australia flags the possible exposure of data for about 900,000.

Origin Energy, a company in Australia, said that on Tuesday, data relating to 900,000 customers, both current and former, may have been accessed. The company is contacting...

South Korea
Jul 27, 2026

South Korea's KOSPI falls 7% as the global chipmaker sale deepens

South Korean shares fell 'on Tuesday, as a global sale of chipmakers weighed down on technology heavyweights. Pressured 'by concerns about a 'intensifying competitive environment - from...

Australia
Jul 27, 2026

Australia is considering building its first oil refinery domestically in 60 years

Australia announced on Tuesday that it will 'consider building its first new oil refinery for more than 60 Years, as the war in the Middle East squeezes...

Ukraine
Jul 27, 2026

Officials say seven people were killed in Russian attacks on eastern Ukraine

Officials said that on Monday, a Russian strike on frontline localities in eastern Ukraine killed seven people and injured more than twenty. Three people were killed in...

United States
Jul 27, 2026

Retailers shun central Mexico produce as US cyclospora outbreak spreads, former FDA chief says

Scott Gottlieb, former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said that some large retailers and restaurants stopped sourcing products from a central Mexican region linked to a...

Crude Oil
Jul 27, 2026

Oil and Treasury yields fall on Iran-US pause

Oil prices fell and Treasury yields dropped on Monday after the United States paused its two-week long attack against Iran. News of the news sparked hopes of...

Mineral Resources
Jul 27, 2026

Gold increases as oil declines due to a pause in US/Iran strikes. Fed rate decision is in focus

Gold prices rose Monday as a pause between hostilities between the United States of America and Iran sent crude oil to a new low. This eased inflation...

Crude Oil
Jul 27, 2026

Oil and Treasury yields fall on Iran-US pause

Oil prices fell and Treasury yields declined on Monday after U.S.-Iran paused their strikes over the weekend, stopping two weeks of attacks. This news raised hopes of...

Iran
Jul 27, 2026

US Treasury continues to review its sanctions list and removes 84 individuals and firms

The U.S. Treasury has purged 84 more companies and individuals from its list of 17,000+ sanctions as part a larger?effort to streamline sanctions programs, and to make...

United States
Jul 27, 2026

Gold increases as oil declines due to a pause in US/Iran strikes. Fed rate decision is in focus

Gold prices rose Monday, as the pause in hostilities involving?the United States?and?Iran?sent?crude oil to a week-low. This eased inflation fears ahead of this week's U.S. rate decision....

United States
Jul 27, 2026

Former FDA chief: Central Mexico could have widespread cyclosporiasis infection

Scott Gottlieb, former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said on Monday that'some large growers and retail outlets have stopped sourcing their produce from a region in...

China
Jul 27, 2026

Copper prices increase as US-Iran lull calms concerns over oil and economic growth

Prices of copper rose Monday, as oil prices fell after the U.S. & Iran ended hostilities. This eased?concerns over price pressures and economic growth. Benchmark copper prices...

Energy Markets
Jul 27, 2026

Oil and Treasury yields fall on Iran-US truce, causing stocks to be mixed

Oil prices fell and Treasury yields declined on Monday after U.S.?and Iran stopped their strikes at the weekend. This halted?two weeks worth of attacks. News of the...

China
Jul 27, 2026

Copper prices increase as US-Iran lull calms concerns over oil and economic growth

Prices of copper rose on Monday as oil prices dropped after the U.S. &?Iran ended hostilities. This eased concerns over price pressures and economic growth. Benchmark 'copper'...

United States
Jul 27, 2026

Gold increases as oil declines due to a pause in US/Iran strikes. Fed rate decision is in focus

Gold prices rose on Monday as the United States and Iran agreed to cease hostilities, sending crude oil prices down to their lowest level in a week,...

Energy Markets
Jul 27, 2026

The Russian oil tax falls short of the budget target in July

Calculations showed that the rouble-denominated oil price in Russia used to calculate taxes was averaging 19% lower than the budgeted level for the federal government this month....

China
Jul 27, 2026

Copper prices increase as US-Iran lull calms concerns over oil and economic growth

Prices of copper rose on Monday as oil prices dropped after the U.S. & Iran ended hostilities. This eased 'concerns over price pressures and global economic growth....

United States
Jul 27, 2026

Stocks and bonds rally as oil prices fall

The stock and bond markets around the world staged a relief rally Monday, as easing Middle East conflict sent oil prices down and eased inflation concerns ahead...

United Kingdom
Jul 27, 2026

Gold rises 1% amid US-Iran truce; oil prices are under pressure. All eyes on Fed meeting

Gold prices rose on Monday as the pause in the strikes between the United States' and Iran's forces lowered crude oil prices. This helped ease inflation fears...

Indonesia
Jul 27, 2026

Indonesia eases the bottleneck that is preventing alumina and nickel exports by easing rare-earth inspections

Indonesia's Presidential?staff Office has called for a?cooperation among government agencies, law-enforcement officials and the?industry? to resolve a regulatory void that has reportedly delayed exports of nickel and...

Saudi Arabia
Jul 27, 2026

Russell: Crude oil futures prices are a measure of market adaptability and not a sign of Iran peace.

Since the beginning of the Iran War, there has been a debate about whether crude oil futures accurately reflect?the stress in the physical markets for oil and...

United Kingdom
Jul 27, 2026

After crude's plunge, investors reduce rate-hike bettings and the Pound rises

The pound edged up against the dollar Monday, as a sharp fall in oil prices helped ease concerns about energy-driven inflation and dampened expectations of further tightening...

Australia
Jul 27, 2026

Sundance Resources has announced that it has won an arbitration award of $616 million in Cameroon for its iron ore project

Sundance Resources announced that it had 'won an arbitration by the International Chamber of Commerce against Cameroon. A tribunal awarded the Australian miner $616 million for damages,...

Poland
Jul 27, 2026

Poland could act again to lower fuel prices, PM says

Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister, said that if fuel prices remain volatile, Poland may act to lower them again, perhaps in the last two weeks of August,...

France
Jul 27, 2026

Bordeaux is threatened by wildfires as Spain fights off more fires

On Monday, firefighters battled wildfires that threatened the French city of Bordeaux and its wine region, while crews struggled to control forest fires in Spain, which have...

China
Jul 27, 2026

China's net gold imports through Hong Kong in June were up on the year before, but down on May

Data?from Hong Kong’s Census and Statistics Department revealed?on a Monday that China’s net gold imports through Hong 'Kong had more than doubled in the past year, but...

United States
Jul 27, 2026

Gold rises 1% amid US-Iran truce; oil prices are under pressure. All eyes on Fed meeting

Gold prices rose on Monday, as a pause between?strikes by U.S. forces and?Iranian forces brought crude oil prices down. This helped ease inflation fears and concerns about...

Indonesia
Jul 27, 2026

Indonesia aims to solve the bottlenecks in mineral exports caused by rare-earth content

The Indonesian presidential staff office called for cooperation between government agencies, officials of law enforcement and industry in order to solve mineral shipment bottlenecks that are caused...

China
Jul 27, 2026

MORNING BID AMERICAS-China chip champ

What's important in the U.S. and Global Markets Today By Mike Dolan. Editor-at-Large for Finance and Markets The start of another volatile week for the markets is...

China
Jul 27, 2026

Copper prices increase as US-Iran lull calms fears of oil and economic growth

Prices of copper rose on Monday as oil prices dropped after the U.S. & Iran suspended their 'hostilities', alleviating concerns over price pressures and global growth. Benchmark...

United States
Jul 27, 2026

Gold rises by 1% amid U.S. Iran truce; attention on Fed meeting

Gold prices rose on Monday as a pause between strikes?between U.S. forces and Iranian forces?helped?crude oil?price?fall. This helped ease inflation fears and concerns about the possibility of...

Australia
Jul 27, 2026

Oil prices fall after Middle East conflict pause, global stocks rise

As tensions in the Middle East eased, oil prices fell sharply and inflation fears were reduced. This was ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings...

Ukraine
Jul 27, 2026

Taganrog governor: Ukrainian drones target Taganrog after killing two in Rostov-on Don, Russia

Yuri Slyusar, the regional governor, said that Ukrainian drones allegedly killed a couple of people in Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia. He also noted that apartment...

Mining
Jul 27, 2026

LME Aluminium stocks drop to lowest in the last century due to supply shortage

The 'London Metal Exchange's aluminium stocks have fallen to their lowest level in the past century as consumers draw down their inventories due to supply constraints. The...

Africa
Jul 27, 2026

Impala Platinum suspends Rustenburg mining after injuries and fatalities

Impala Platinum announced on Monday that it had'suspended the mining operations at its Rustenburg operation in South Africa as it conducted a comprehensive safety reset following recent...