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Nigeria to implement new tax laws from January 1 despite calls for delay, Tinubu says

Nigeria will enforce sweeping new tax laws from January 1, President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday, dismissing criticism over discrepancies between the gazetted text and the version passed by...

TSX opens higher on mining shares boost

Canada's main equity index opened higher on Tuesday, buoyed by a recovery in mining stocks as gold and silver prices rebounded from Monday's sharp decline. At 9:30 a.m. ET, the Toronto...

Wall Street posts another strong year in 2025

After a year marked by a flurry of news, both macroeconomic and corporate, U.S. indexes have managed to maintain an overall positive momentum.

The 2025 energy transition in eight charts: clean wins, dirty setbacks: Maguire

For supporters of the energy transition, 2025 had plenty to complain about: the scrapping of U.S. clean energy policies, wind droughts in Europe, corporate retreats from wind power generation and a...

Oil flat as Russia-Ukraine peace hopes fade, Yemen tensions rise

Oil was steady after a choppy session on Tuesday as investors weighed dented hopes of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East around Yemen. Brent...

India's domination of global rice trade stokes looming water crisis

When India overtook China as the world's largest producer of rice this year, the country's politicians and agriculture lobby marked the moment by praising resilient farmers and innovative government...

Soaring prices spark Australia gold rush for new generation of fortune hunters

In the hinterlands of Australia's historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small golden nugget out of the earth. The retired retail worker was learning how to...

China's SMIC to take full control of unit SMNC in $5.8 billion deal

China's top foundry SMIC said on Monday that it plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in unit SMNC for 40.6 billion yuan , giving it full control of the unit. The deal will be...

Russian wheat export prices dip for second week in a row

Russian wheat export prices declined gradually last week, as demand remained sluggish with the onset of the holiday season. The price for Russian wheat with 12.5% protein content for free-on-board ...

Two Chinese flagship ETFs launch in Thailand as China lures foreign investors

China Asset Management Co. , the country's biggest provider of exchange-traded funds, said on Monday it launched two flagship ETFs in Thailand, giving Thai investors easy access to a basket of Chinese...

Central bank chief urges Austria to rethink Mercosur deal opposition

Austria should rethink its opposition to a trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc, the country's central bank chief Martin Kocher was quoted as saying on Monday. As...

Hong Kong expects 3.2% growth this year, seeks to maintain momentum

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan raised his 2025 economic growth forecast to 3.2% on Sunday, saying the city would bolster its role as a financial centre, innovation hub and trade centre to...

Japan schedules sanitary audit on Brazilian beef for March 2026, Brazil says

The Japanese government will conduct an audit to assess Brazil's beef sanitary system in March 2026, as part of the process to open its market to Brazilian products, Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said...

Silver rises 9% to hit fresh record high

Silver rose 9% to hit a record high on Friday, bolstered by multiple factors including a market deficit and increasing industrial demand. The white metal was at a record high of $78.53...

China eases IPO rules for firms developing reusable rockets

Chinese companies developing reusable commercial rockets will have access to a fast lane for initial public offerings on the tech-heavy STAR market that exempts them from some financial requirements,...

Rupee falls on week as merchant, NDF dollar bids erode intervention boost

The Indian rupee ended a tad lower on Friday and posted a weekly loss, as steady dollar demand from corporates and in the non-deliverable forwards market chipped away at gains fuelled by aggressive...

Record gold rally cools Indian buying; China discounts narrow

Gold discounts in India widened to their highest in more than six months this week as a relentless price rally curbed retail buying, while discounts in China narrowed sharply from last week's...

Indian shares off to a subdued start in thin year-end trade

India's equity benchmarks inched lower at the open on Friday, as markets paused on thin year-end trading volumes, with analysts saying further upside dependent on earnings momentum. The...

Platinum hits record high on tight supply, EU combustion-engine ban reversal

Platinum jumped to an all-time high on Friday, on track for its biggest annual rise ever, as supply constraints, an unexpected EU policy U-turn on the 2035 combustion-engine ban, and shifting investor...