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United Kingdom
Dec 15, 2025

UK watchdog investigates EY audit of Shell for rule violation

The British Financial Reporting Council announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation into Ernst & Young’s audit of Shell’s 2024 financial reports for possible violations...

China
Dec 15, 2025

Wall Street Journal, December 15,

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South Asia
Dec 15, 2025

As markets watch US jobs data, gold rises due to a softer dollar and yields

On Monday, gold held near a seven-week high due to a weaker dollar and lower U.S. Yields in advance of important jobs data. Silver rose but fell...

Saudi Arabia
Dec 15, 2025

Saudi Arabia's annual rate of inflation slowed to 1.9% in Novembre

According to government data released on Monday, the annual inflation rate in Saudi Arabia fell to 1.9% from 2.2% in October. The consumer price index, which measures...

Japan
Dec 15, 2025

Key data: Stocks fall ahead of central bank decision

Asian stocks fell on Monday as investors reined back risk-taking ahead of a week that is packed with "important central bank decisions" and economic data. MSCI's broadest...

India
Dec 15, 2025

India's palm oil imports in November are up as prices fall.

India's palm-oil imports increased in November, as refiners took advantage lower prices to increase purchases of the tropical oil, while reducing imports soyoil and sunflower oil. India's...

Nigeria
Dec 15, 2025

Nigeria's richest Dangote intensifies oil battle with regulator and seeks corruption investigation

Aliko Dangote, Nigeria's richest person, escalated his battle with regulators Sunday. He accused them of allowing cheap fuel imports that threaten local refineries. Dangote's refinery is meant...

United States
Dec 15, 2025

Oil prices rise as Venezuelan supply disruptions overshadow surplus concerns

Prices of oil rose on Monday, as disruptions in supply linked to escalating tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela outweighed concerns about oversupply and the potential impact...

China
Dec 15, 2025

Dalian iron ore reaches five-month low after China announces plans to regulate exports of steel

The prices of Dalian iron-ore fell Monday, hitting their lowest level for more than five months. This was due to China's plans to introduce a licence system...

India
Dec 15, 2025

Silver steadies; gold rises on weaker dollar and yields, as markets watch US jobs data

Investors waited for key U.S. job data to get clues about the Federal Reserve's future policy, and gold extended its gains. Silver, meanwhile, remained steady after a...

China
Dec 14, 2025

Shanghai copper falls from record highs as weak China data raises concerns about demand

Shanghai copper prices fell on Monday, after hitting a record in the previous session. This was due to renewed demand concerns triggered by an array of 'weak'...

China
Dec 14, 2025

Key data: Stocks fall ahead of central bank decision

Investors reined-in risk-taking as they began a week that would be peppered with important central bank decisions and data release. MSCI's broadest Asia-Pacific index outside Japan fell...

China
Dec 14, 2025

China's crude steel production in November is at a 23-month high

China's crude output of steel in November dropped 3% from the previous month, and is now on track for six consecutive months of declines. This has been...

South Korea
Dec 14, 2025

Source: Korea Zinc board will discuss plans to build smelter in US joint venture.

A source familiar with this issue has confirmed that the board of Korea Zinc will vote on Monday on the plan to 'build a plant to refine...

Hong Kong
Dec 14, 2025

Key data: Stocks fall as traders reduce their exposure before central bank meetings

Asian stocks fell in early trading Monday, as investors reined-in risk-taking ahead of a week that will be dotted with data releases and central bank decisions. MSCI's...

Iran
Dec 14, 2025

China and Saudi Arabia agree to enhance coordination on regional and global issues

China and Saudi Arabia have agreed to a closer communication and coordination regarding regional and?international matters, and Beijing has praised Riyadh for its role in Middle?East Diplomacy....

Australia
Dec 14, 2025

Australia's Fortescue will buy Alta Copper's remaining stake, valued at $101 Million.

Australia's Fortescue announced on Monday that it would purchase the remaining 64% of Alta Copper, in a deal implying a value of C$139,000,000 ($101,000,000) for the Toronto...

Venezuela
Dec 14, 2025

Venezuela's allies back Maduro amid rising tensions with the US

Venezuela's regional partners voiced their support for the Venezuelan government at a summit held?on Sunday. They condemned the Trump administration's seizure last week of an oil tanker....

Chile
Dec 14, 2025

Chile elects Jose Antonio Kast; regional shift towards law and order politics deepens

Jose Antonio Kast The right-wing party, which benefited from voter concerns about crime and migration, won the Chilean presidential election on sunday. This was the sharpest shift...

United States
Dec 14, 2025

Two dead and two injured after Brown University shooting, police arrest a person of interest

Providence Police have arrested a "person-of-interest" in connection with the Brown University Shooting that resulted in the deaths of?two? students and nine other people at the U.S....

India
Dec 14, 2025

India tightens pollution controls as Delhi's air becomes worse

India has tightened its anti-pollution policies in Delhi and the surrounding areas, after the capital's air quality reached the worst of the season. According to an advisory...

Poland
Dec 13, 2025

Trump's envoy is quoted by state media as saying that the US has lifted sanctions on Belarusian Potash

After two days of discussions in Minsk with?President Alexander Lukashenko, John Coale, the envoy for President Donald Trump was quoted by Belarusian media as saying that the...

Ukraine
Dec 13, 2025

Odesa, Ukraine suffers major blackouts following Russian attack

Odesa, Ukraine's southernmost port city, and the surrounding area suffered major blackouts on Saturday following a massive overnight?Russian assault?on power grid which left more than one million...

Dec 12, 2025

Charley Hull and Lexi Thompson help their teams score 55s at Grant Thornton

Two teams of LPGA stars, Lexi Thompson and Wyndham, and Englishwoman Charley Hull, and Michael Brennan, posted a 17-under par 55 on Friday at the Grant Thornton...

United States
Dec 12, 2025

Stocks fall as AI fears linger; US yields rise

The major stock indexes dropped on Friday as investors remained cautious about artificial intelligence bets. Meanwhile, the dollar edged up and U.S. Treasury Yields increased. Investors weighed...

Spain
Dec 12, 2025

Spain asks EU to not weaken the 2035 combustion engines ban, as shown in a letter

A letter obtained by revealed that Spain's Pedro Sanchez had urged the European Commission to not weaken the bloc’s ban on 2035 for?new CO2-emitting vehicles, while?Brussels is...

Japan
Dec 12, 2025

Stocks fall as AI fears linger; US yields rise

The major stock indexes fell sharply on Friday as investors remained cautious about artificial intelligence bets. Meanwhile, the dollar and U.S. Treasury Yields increased after recent losses....

United States
Dec 12, 2025

Oil reports weekly loss due to oversupply

The oil prices fell 4% on Friday as the'supply glut' and a possible Russia-Ukraine deal overshadowed any concerns about an impact of the U.S. seizing a tanker...

United Kingdom
Dec 12, 2025

Colombia launches copper exploration and production round with eight qualified companies

Carlos Ortega, Vice President of?Promotion and Development at the National Mining Agency ANM, said on Friday that eight companies have qualified to participate in Colombia's copper-gold and...

United States
Dec 12, 2025

Silver drops from record high as investors make profits

As profit-taking set in, silver prices dropped nearly 3% after reaching a 'all-time high' earlier in the day. Gold, however, rose to its highest level in seven...

Ukraine
Dec 12, 2025

Sources say that output has been suspended at the Yaroslavl refinery. Ukraine claims to have hit it.

Ukraine's military announced on Friday that it had attacked a major Russian oil refinery located in Yaroslavl to the north-east from Moscow. Industry sources confirmed this and...

South Korea
Dec 12, 2025

Dollar up but on course for third consecutive weekly drop

The major stock indexes fell sharply on Friday. Investors were cautious about artificial intelligence bets and the dollar, as well as U.S. Treasury Yields, edged up after...

Africa
Dec 12, 2025

US accuses Rwanda of leading the region to war at UN

The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling war and instability as the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group's advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens U.S....

Venezuela
Dec 12, 2025

Admiral of US forces in Latin America resigns

Admiral George J. McDonnell, who was in charge of U.S. forces in Latin America for two years, retired on Friday. This comes amid increasing tensions between the...

United States
Dec 12, 2025

Silver drops from record high as investors make profits

As profit-taking took hold, silver prices dropped more than 3% after reaching an all-time peak earlier in the session. Gold also dipped from its seven-week high. Spot...

United States
Dec 12, 2025

Copper falls after reaching record levels as fears of a tech bubble resurface

Copper fell more than 3% Friday after reaching a record-high earlier in the session. Fears of the AI bubble burst prompted a sell-off across a wide range...

South Asia
Dec 12, 2025

India markets regulator drops case against Pranav Adani

India's market regulator said on Friday that it had dropped an alleged case of insider trading against Pranav Adani. He is the director of several Adani Group...

Luxembourg
Dec 12, 2025

EIB to increase lending for EU defense projects in 2026

EIB president Nadia Calvino said that the European Investment Bank will increase lending for defense projects from 3.5 billion euros in 2025 to 4.5 billion euro ($5.28...

Iran
Dec 12, 2025

Iran raises fuel prices to heavy users in order to curb consumption

State media reported that Iran would raise its price for heavily subsidised gasoline on Saturday. The OPEC member is trying to curb 'rising fuel demands without provoking...

Africa
Dec 12, 2025

Sources say that Barrick has returned 3 tons of gold seized by Mali to Mali.

By Portia CROWE According to two people who are familiar with the situation, a Malian judge ordered that Barrick Mining's Loulo Gounkoto Complex return possession of the...

South Asia
Dec 12, 2025

Gold gains reach seven-week highs as silver scales new record high

The price of silver hit a new record on Friday, as gold prices rose more than 1% and hovered at a 7-week high. This was spurred by...

Kazakhstan
Dec 12, 2025

ERG increases Kazakhstan expenditure, sharpens its focus on core operations

Eurasian Resources Group's (ERG's) investment in Kazakhstan operations increased by?40% this year to almost $1 billion, as part of the strategic?focus? on core operations. Chief Executive Shukhrat?Ibragimov?...

South Asia
Dec 12, 2025

Sources say that the Indian cabinet has approved the opening of the nuclear and insurance sectors.

Two government sources confirmed that the Indian cabinet approved major changes to the atomic energy laws and opened up the insurance industry to foreign investors. These are...

Carbon Emissions
Dec 12, 2025

Draft shows that EU imports of aluminium and cement will face higher emission costs

Draft EU plans to tighten the carbon border tax could result in higher CO2 costs for imports of aluminum, cement, and other commodities next year. Carbon Border...

Japan
Dec 12, 2025

Wall Street futures drop as tech worries linger and dollar is on course for a third weekly decline

European stocks were up on Friday. They are on track to make a third consecutive weekly gain, as the Fed's recent interest rate cut boosted sentiment. However,...

Netherlands
Dec 12, 2025

Dutch report calls on $176 billion in tech spending and jobless benefits cuts

The Netherlands should sharply increase technology ?investment and shake up its labour market to safeguard ?the EU ?country's long-term prosperity, a government-commissioned report said. Peter Wennink, former...

South Asia
Dec 12, 2025

Silver reaches a new peak; gold reaches a seven-week high

Gold prices rose by?1% on Friday to a seven week high, helped by a weak dollar, expectations of interest rate reductions and a safe haven demand due...

India
Dec 12, 2025

India approves coal imports amid strong power station stock

Ashwini Vashnaw, India's information minister, said that the cabinet allowed the export of coal on Friday because the power plants in the country have an excess. Power...

United States
Dec 12, 2025

Silver reaches a new peak; gold reaches a seven-week high

Gold prices rose by?1% on Friday to a seven week high, helped by a weak dollar, expectations of interest rate reductions and safe haven demand due to...

Australia
Dec 12, 2025

Jiangxi Copper, a Chinese company, has increased its bid for SolGold (UK-listed) to $1.13 Billion.

SolGold announced on Friday that it would "recommend to its shareholders, Jiangxi copper?an improved offer?valuing the gold and copper mining company at approximately?842?million pounds? ($1.13 billion) amid...