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US, China Must Stay Clear-Eyed on AI: Bessent

US, China Must Stay Clear-Eyed on AI: Bessent

The United States and China ​should harbor no illusions about their differences on artificial intelligence as they navigate cooperation to mitigate the technology's risks while competing ‌for AI supremacy, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday. Bessent, who will travel...


November 11, 2026
Goldman Adds Extra Fed Hike to Outlook on Hot Inflation
Goldman Adds Extra Fed Hike to Outlook on Hot Inflation

Goldman Sachs expects a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate increase in March after hotter-than-expected October inflation...

Tata Power Names Sanjay Banga as CEO, Posts Q2 Profit Jump
Tata Power Names Sanjay Banga as CEO, Posts Q2 Profit Jump

Tata Power on Wednesday named Sanjay Banga as its CEO and managing director for ​a five-year term starting May 1, 2027, and reported ‌a...

China's Cenbank Vows to Step Up Policy Support for Economy
China's Cenbank Vows to Step Up Policy Support for Economy

BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters) - China's central bank vowed to step up counter-cyclical adjustments, ​expand domestic demand and optimise supply to...

China Says Offshore Trust Tax Declarations Top 160B Yuan
China Says Offshore Trust Tax Declarations Top 160B Yuan

Chinese taxpayers have declared more than 160 billion yuan ($23.97 billion) in ​taxes on offshore trust income, the ‌official Xinhua news...

China's Singles Day Tests AI Selling Power
China's Singles Day Tests AI Selling Power

If you are looking for evidence of how enthusiastically China is adopting AI, look no further than the country's premier month-long Singles Day...

Ireland Agrees Public Sector Pay Deal to Avert Strikes
Ireland Agrees Public Sector Pay Deal to Avert Strikes

The Irish government struck a draft public sector pay deal with trade unions on Wednesday ​that provides for average cumulative pay increases of...

US Consumer Prices Rise Briskly for Third Straight Month
US Consumer Prices Rise Briskly for Third Straight Month

US consumer prices increased more than expected in October amid higher costs for food and accommodation, cementing expectations that the Federal...

November 10, 2026
London's FTSE 100 slips as miners drag
London's FTSE 100 slips as miners drag

UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Tuesday as falling gold prices weighed on miners, while investors assessed hawkish comments ​from Bank of England...

US Oct Consumer Prices Seen Rising at Slower Pace
US Oct Consumer Prices Seen Rising at Slower Pace

US consumer prices likely increased at a moderate pace in October, but inflation probably remained stubbornly high, leaving ​the Federal Reserve on...

China Seeks Tech Lead in Sector Moving 80% of Trade
China Seeks Tech Lead in Sector Moving 80% of Trade

When world leaders fly into the Chinese city of Shenzhen next week, they may catch a glimpse of China's vision for the future of global trade:...

China's Oct Crude Oil Imports Hit Highest Since March
China's Oct Crude Oil Imports Hit Highest Since March

China’s October crude oil imports rose to their highest level since March this year, official ‌data showed on Tuesday, after the country...

Fed Should Move Policy 'With Care' on Inflation: Barkin
Fed Should Move Policy 'With Care' on Inflation: Barkin

The US central bank should move its monetary policy "with care" as it maps ‌a response to inflation that remains its greatest risk,...

November 9, 2026
Taiwan's October Exports Surge Again on Strong AI Demand
Taiwan's October Exports Surge Again on Strong AI Demand

Taiwan's exports rose more than expected to a record monthly level for ​a third straight month in October, boosted by ‌demand for the...

German Exports Rise more than Expected in September
German Exports Rise more than Expected in September

German exports rose ​more than expected in September ‌by 2% compared with the previous month, driven mainly by ​demand from European Union...

China Factory Inflation Fastest in 4½ Years; CPI Slows
China Factory Inflation Fastest in 4½ Years; CPI Slows

China's ​producer inflation accelerated to its fastest rate in nearly 4-1/2 years in October as higher global oil ‌prices raised...

South Korea says $10B US Nuclear Project Needs Full Review
South Korea says $10B US Nuclear Project Needs Full Review

South Korea Finance Minister Lee ​Hyoung-il said on Monday ‌that a planned $10 billion advance remittance for a ​US nuclear power ​project as...

November 6, 2026
US Inflation Too High; Must Hit 2%: Fed's Williams
US Inflation Too High; Must Hit 2%: Fed's Williams

US economic growth has remained resilient and the labour market is ​remarkably stable despite successive shocks, but inflation is too high...

S.Korea Corporate Reforms Hit Snag as Samsung Digs In
S.Korea Corporate Reforms Hit Snag as Samsung Digs In

Global investors are pressing South Korea's biggest conglomerates to speed up corporate governance reforms, saying ​progress has been uneven,...

Indonesia Pushes Market Reforms After MSCI Downgrade Alert
Indonesia Pushes Market Reforms After MSCI Downgrade Alert

Indonesia is accelerating reforms aimed at addressing the equity market ​concerns that prompted index provider MSCI to threaten its...

Airbus Delivers 621 Jets in Jan-Oct, Up 6%
Airbus Delivers 621 Jets in Jan-Oct, Up 6%

Airbus reported on Friday a 6.2% year-on-year ​increase in aircraft deliveries between January ‌and October, bringing the year-to-date...

Brazil Rate-Cut Hopes Fade as Lula Win Fans Inflation Fears
Brazil Rate-Cut Hopes Fade as Lula Win Fans Inflation Fears

The Brazilian central bank's decision to halt a run of interest rate cuts after the reelection of ​President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has...

US Oct Job Growth Seen Picking Up as Wage Gains Moderate
US Oct Job Growth Seen Picking Up as Wage Gains Moderate

US nonfarm payrolls likely picked up in October, but an anticipated slowdown in annual wage growth to below 3.0% for the first time in nearly 5-1/2...

November 5, 2026
Investors Eye Debt-Ceiling Risk after Democratic Sweep
Investors Eye Debt-Ceiling Risk after Democratic Sweep

After Democrats seized control of the US Congress, investors are focused on the risk of standoffs over the government's borrowing...

Italy Open to Changing 'Exit Tax' on Rich after Criticism
Italy Open to Changing 'Exit Tax' on Rich after Criticism

Italy is ready to consider changes to its exit tax on ‌wealthy individuals leaving the country, Deputy Economy Minister Maurizio Leo told...

Energy Lifts European Earnings Forecast to Four-Year High
Energy Lifts European Earnings Forecast to Four-Year High

Estimates for European blue-chips' third-quarter earnings growth rose for a third consecutive week as the energy sector lifted ​forecasts,...

AI sharpens hacking battle as companies strengthen defences
AI sharpens hacking battle as companies strengthen defences

From hacked supermarket fridges and a record cryptocurrency theft at Binance to an emergency over flaws in widely used web...

High Energy Costs to Cut EU Winter Demand, Engie CFO Says
High Energy Costs to Cut EU Winter Demand, Engie CFO Says

Higher energy prices are expected to reduce consumption in Europe this winter, with some ​demand effects already recorded in the third quarter,...

Housebuilding Slump Drags Down UK Construction Activity, PMI
Housebuilding Slump Drags Down UK Construction Activity, PMI

Britain's construction sector shrank last month at its fastest pace since June as housebuilding suffered its worst month ​of the year, a survey...

China Says US Farm Purchases Hinge on Tariff-Cut Deal
China Says US Farm Purchases Hinge on Tariff-Cut Deal

China is open to buying more US farm goods, but only if the two sides implement their reciprocal tariff-cut ​agreement, the commerce ministry said...

US Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly in Sept; Imports Hit High
US Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly in Sept; Imports Hit High

The US trade deficit narrowed slightly in September, though imports increased to a record high amid an artificial intelligence spending spree by...

November 4, 2026
Canada's Trade Surplus Widens to more than 4-Y HigAh in Sept
Canada's Trade Surplus Widens to more than 4-Y HigAh in Sept

Canada posted a trade surplus of C$5.35 billion ($3.83 ‌billion) in September, the highest since May 2022, data showed on Wednesday, helped by...

Euro Zone Economic Growth Slows to 4-Month Low in Oct, PMI
Euro Zone Economic Growth Slows to 4-Month Low in Oct, PMI

The euro zone's economic expansion slowed sharply but did remain resilient in ​October as demand — a key gauge of underlying momentum...

Euro Zone Wage Growth to Rebound Slightly Next Year, ECB
Euro Zone Wage Growth to Rebound Slightly Next Year, ECB

Wage growth in the euro zone is likely to ​rebound slightly in the first nine ‌months of next year based on the latest pay deals, the European...

France Oct Services Drop at Fastest Pace Since May: PMI
France Oct Services Drop at Fastest Pace Since May: PMI

France's services sector contracted in October at its fastest pace since May, as protests in the euro zone's ​second-biggest...

November 3, 2026
ECB's Machado Backs Cross-Border Safeguards for EU Banks
ECB's Machado Backs Cross-Border Safeguards for EU Banks

The EU should introduce safeguards ensuring that banks support their subsidiaries in other member countries if they run into trouble, ​European...

Binance Outflows Normalise as NK Denies US Heist Claim
Binance Outflows Normalise as NK Denies US Heist Claim

Asset outflows from Binance have normalised and the company was in "very strong financial health", its co-CEO said, as North Korea...

S.Africa Diesel Price to Drop, Petrol Flat After Levy Cut
S.Africa Diesel Price to Drop, Petrol Flat After Levy Cut

South Africa's diesel price will fall ‌in November while petrol will be little changed after the government announced fuel-tax cuts in a...

Hong Kong Q3 GDP Up 5.2% Year-on-Year; Outlook Positive
Hong Kong Q3 GDP Up 5.2% Year-on-Year; Outlook Positive

Hong Kong's economy expanded by 5.2% in the third quarter from a year earlier, official ​advance estimates showed on Tuesday, the 15th...

Indian Rupee's Relative Calm Masks Lingering Anxiety, Data
Indian Rupee's Relative Calm Masks Lingering Anxiety, Data

The Indian rupee's recent rally and ‌relative stability contrast with signals from options and forward markets, where pricing suggests...

SK Oct Headline Inflation Cools Ahead of Expected Rate Hike
SK Oct Headline Inflation Cools Ahead of Expected Rate Hike

South Korea's headline inflation slowed in October, government data ​showed on Tuesday, providing a slight ‌reprieve for central bankers...

November 2, 2026
China Rolls Out Support Measures to Aid Struggling Stocks
China Rolls Out Support Measures to Aid Struggling Stocks

Chinese regulators have rolled out a handful ‌of measures, from conducting swap operations to upgrading a lending facility for stock buybacks...

UK Oct Factory PMI Shows Fastest Output Growth in 2 Years
UK Oct Factory PMI Shows Fastest Output Growth in 2 Years

British manufacturers started the final quarter of 2026 with the strongest output growth in more than two years, ​a survey showed on Monday,...


The economy as a key factor in currency and stock trading

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