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Environment
Aug 26, 2025

IKAR, a Russian consultancy, raises its 2025 wheat production forecast to 86 million tonnes

The IKAR consulting firm in Russia has increased its forecast for 2025 wheat production to 86.0 millions metric tons from the previous 85.5 million, according to a...

United States
Aug 26, 2025

German court rules that Apple Watch is not a "CO2-neutral" product

Apple cannot advertise the Apple Watch in Germany as a CO2-neutral product, after a ruling by a German court on Tuesday. The court sided with environmentalists and...

South Korea
Aug 26, 2025

Danantara and China’s GEM will develop nickel processing hubs in Indonesia

An official announced on Tuesday that the Indonesian sovereign fund Danantara would invest in developing a nickel-processing hub with Chinese battery recycler GEM. The funds, which total...

Ukraine
Aug 26, 2025

The rouble is rising against the dollar as currency sales begin

In anticipation of the approaching month-end taxes, when exporters sell their foreign currency earnings in order to meet local liabilities that support the Russian currencies, the rouble...

Canada
Aug 26, 2025

Germany and Canada deepen their critical mineral cooperation in the supply chain

Germany and Canada agreed to intensify their cooperation in the area of critical minerals on Tuesday amid global concerns about China's export restrictions and Berlin's efforts to...

Indonesia
Aug 26, 2025

Indonesia: US tariff exemptions for palm oil, cocoa and rubber

The United States agreed to in principle exempt Indonesian cocoa, rubber and palm oil exports from President Donald Trump’s tariff of 19% since August 7, said the...

United States
Aug 26, 2025

German-Norwegian team is finalist in Canadian submarine deal, Carney says

Mark Carney, the Canadian Prime Minister, announced on Tuesday that Canada had shortlisted two candidates for its new submarine programme. A German-Norwegian consortium was among the finalists....

United States
Aug 26, 2025

Gold reaches a two-week high after Trump announces he will fire Fed Governor Cook

Gold prices rose to a two-week high after U.S. president Donald Trump announced he would remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. This move was seen as undermining...

Australia
Aug 26, 2025

Indian Foreign Ministry: Quadruple important minerals for India and Japan

India's Foreign Ministry said that the Quad Group of countries was important to India and Japan, especially in relation to critical minerals. The ministry also stated that...

Australia
Aug 26, 2025

Australian police search for gunman who killed two officers in rural area

The Australian Police are searching for a gunman that shot two officers dead and injured another as they attempted to serve a search warrant on a rural...

United States
Aug 26, 2025

Iron ore demand is sluggish as Trump's tariff threats fuel concerns

The price of iron ore futures was subdued Tuesday as new tariff threats by U.S. president Donald Trump fueled concerns about demand prospects. After touching its highest...

India
Aug 26, 2025

India exports are hit by new US tariffs that will be implemented on Wednesday

Indian exporters should prepare for disruptions following a U.S. Homeland Security confirmed that Washington will impose an extra 25% tariff on all Indian origin goods starting Wednesday,...

Australia
Aug 26, 2025

Media report: Australian police are hunting a gunman who killed two officers in a rural town.

Local media reported that Australian police were hunting for a gunman, who killed two officers on Tuesday and injured another as they attempted to serve a court...

India
Aug 26, 2025

India's diamond hub is awash with empty offices and lost orders as US tariffs threaten

Surat Diamond Bourse is eerily silent, with just a few traders working. It's billed as being the largest office complex in the world, surpassing the Pentagon. The...

China
Aug 26, 2025

China's carbon markets will introduce absolute emission caps in 2027

China will tighten up its carbon trading market, introducing absolute emission caps for the first-time in certain industries starting 2027. This was announced by China's Cabinet on...

United States
Aug 26, 2025

India prepares for export losses as new US tariffs threaten

Indian exporters should prepare for disruptions following a U.S. Homeland Security confirmed that Washington will impose an extra 25% tariff on all Indian origin goods starting Wednesday....

United Kingdom
Aug 26, 2025

MORNING BID EUROPE - Markets once again ask Trump: "Can he do this?"

Rocky Swift gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. The markets like when central banks are able to steer economic...

India
Aug 26, 2025

India prepares for export losses as US imposes new steep tariffs on Wednesday

Indian exporters should prepare for disruptions following a U.S. Homeland Security confirmed that Washington will impose a 25% additional tariff on all Indian origin goods starting Wednesday....

Oil & Gas
Aug 26, 2025

Equinor Picks OneSubsea All-Electric Subsea Production System for North Sea Field

OneSubsea, a joint venture formed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Equinor for a 12-well, all-electric...

Wind Farms
Aug 26, 2025

Luxcara Reserves Siemens Gamesa Turbines for 1.5GW Offshore Wind Project

Luxcara has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the 1.5 GW Waterekke offshore wind project in the German North Sea.The agreement with the German-Spanish...

Mining
Aug 26, 2025

Gold prices rise after Trump's firing of Fed Cook

The dollar fell after U.S. president Donald Trump announced that he would remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Gold spot rose 0.2%, to $3,371.28 an ounce at...

China
Aug 25, 2025

Iron ore demand is sluggish as Trump's tariffs fuel concerns

The price of iron ore futures was subdued Tuesday as new tariff threats by U.S. president Donald Trump fueled concerns about demand prospects. As of 0159 GMT...

France
Aug 25, 2025

US dollar, Treasuries slide on latest Trump attack on Fed

Dollar and U.S. Treasuries fell in Asian trading Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said he would remove a Federal Reserve Governor. This announcement undermined confidence in U.S....

China
Aug 25, 2025

Sources say that RPT-China Sinochem will sell two bankrupt refineries in the Philippines to local operators.

Seven trade sources and auction documents indicate that China's state owned Sinochem Group is selling two more bankrupt refineries to local refiners in eastern Shandong Province for...

United Kingdom
Aug 25, 2025

Fortescue, Australia's largest iron ore producer, reports its lowest annual profit in six years due to lower iron ore price

Fortescue, an Australian company, reported on Tuesday its lowest full-year profit for six years. The results met analyst expectations and the dividend was maintained. Fortescue also reaffirmed...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

The US dollar rises after the stock market's Friday jump

The dollar rose on Monday, after major stock indexes had gained on Friday. Powell said that a rate cut in September was "likely but not certain" and...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

Bill Gates' TerraPower Utah explores nuclear reactor sites amid surge in power demand

On Monday, the Utah Office of Energy Development signed an agreement with TerraPower and Flagship Companies to explore possible sites for an energy storage facility and a...

Chile
Aug 25, 2025

Chile regulator sets bar for restarting zones closed by Codelco mine failure

According to a document obtained by on Monday, Chile's mining regulator Sernageomin added conditions for Codelco in order to restart affected areas after a fatal collapse occurred...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

The US dollar gains after Friday's gains and stocks mostly fall.

The dollar rose on Monday, after the major stock indexes had gained on Friday. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that a rate cut in September was...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

US Interior Department adds copper to Critical Minerals List

Copper and potash, among other minerals, were added to the list of critical minerals for 2025 by the U.S. because they are important to national security and...

Canada
Aug 25, 2025

IMF expects Panama's GDP to grow 4.5% in 2019 as a result of the copper mine closure

The International Monetary Fund executive board stated on Monday that Panama's economy will grow this year, as the effects of the closure of First Quantum Minerals Cobre...

Africa
Aug 25, 2025

Zimbabwe brings back maize import ban after bumper harvest

A senior official in the agriculture ministry said that Zimbabwe had brought back its ban on maize exports to support local farmers. The country has also grown...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

Business community worried about Trump's desire to make more deals similar to Intel

Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said on Monday that he wanted to invest more in U.S. businesses. It is unclear if Corporate America will be on board....

United States
Aug 25, 2025

As markets wait for clues about Fed policy, gold ticks lower

The gold price eased Monday as investors locked up profits. A stronger dollar also added to the pressure. Meanwhile, the market is now looking at the upcoming...

United Kingdom
Aug 25, 2025

Hassett, White House's Hassett, says US could buy stakes in other chips companies

Kevin Hassett, White House economist and CNBC interviewee on Monday, said that the federal government could invest in other U.S. companies involved in semiconductors or even other...

South Asia
Aug 25, 2025

India warns Pakistan about potential flooding as both countries battle torrential rainfall

Pakistani officials and New Delhi source said that India had shared with Pakistan a warning about possible cross-border floods, amid deadly flooding and monsoon rains. Information sharing...

Germany
Aug 25, 2025

Luxcara, a German company, may cancel the Chinese turbine contract for a North Sea wind farm

Luxcara, a German company, said Monday that it could switch to Siemens Gamesa wind turbines for the 300 megawatt Waterkant Wind Farm. This would mean scrapping an...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

The Fed's pivotal fervor has cooled the global stock market

The excitement over a possible U.S. rate cut in September waned on Monday. U.S. stock futures fell during pre-market trade as investors focused on the larger economic...

China
Aug 25, 2025

Sources: Sinochem will sell two refineries in bankruptcy to local operators

Seven trade sources and auction documents indicate that China's state owned Sinochem Group is selling two more bankrupt refineries to local refiners in eastern Shandong Province for...

Indonesia
Aug 25, 2025

Indonesia removes the requirement for benchmark prices to be used in mineral and coal sales

A mining ministry order reviewed on Monday revealed that Indonesia has removed the requirement for minerals and coal sales to be priced at government benchmark prices. The...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

Dollar strength causes gold to fall from two-week peak.

Gold prices fell on Monday, as the dollar strengthened. This was a retreat from the two-week high reached in the previous session following comments by U.S. Federal...

China
Aug 25, 2025

Report: China's coal power commissioning at a 9-year high during the first half of the year

A new report released on Monday found that China built 21 gigawatts of coal power plants in the first half 2025. This is the highest amount since...

United States
Aug 25, 2025

Porsche cancels plans to manufacture batteries at Cellforce

The German automaker Porsche AG has scrapped its plans to manufacture high-performance battery at Cellforce, citing a slowdown in demand for electric cars and changing conditions in...

United Kingdom
Aug 25, 2025

Rio Tinto suspends Guinea mine work after iron ore reaches a record high of over a week

The iron ore futures reached a new high of one week on Monday, as Rio Tinto suspended its Simandou project after an incident. This heightened fears about...

Germany
Aug 25, 2025

Norway's Northern Lights CCS Project starts with the first CO2 injection

Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies announced on Monday that the first volumes of CO2 have been injected into and stored in Norway's Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage...

Africa
Aug 25, 2025

Sasol makes a profit from higher chemical prices and lower write-downs

Sasol, a South African petrochemical company, announced on Monday that it had achieved an annual profit due to higher chemical prices and tighter cost control. The company...

Netherlands
Aug 25, 2025

Battery technologies that compete with RPTs shape the EV Industry

Startups around the world are racing to create new battery technologies that use materials such as sodium and sulfur, or other innovative chemistries. They aim to reduce...

Malaysia
Aug 25, 2025

Gamuda and Gentari will jointly develop 1.5 GW renewable energy capacity

They announced on Monday that Malaysian builders Gamuda, and clean energy solutions provider Gentari would work together to develop around 1,5 gigawatts in renewable energy capacity for...

France
Aug 25, 2025

The EV industry is shaped by the competition between battery technologies

Startups around the world are racing to create new battery technologies that use materials such as sodium and sulfur, or other innovative chemistries. They aim to reduce...

United Kingdom
Aug 25, 2025

The 'Why' behind rallies and rate cuts

Wayne Cole gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. Asian markets have managed to cheer Jerome Powell’s apparent dovishness last...