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China's 2026 first batch fuel export quotas steady year on year, sources say

China has issued 19 million tons of export quotas for refined fuels including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in the first batch of such allowances for 2026, three trade sources familiar with the matter...

TSX opens flat amid holiday trading

Canada's main stock index opened flat on Wednesday, following two consecutive sessions of record-high closings, in a thinly traded holiday-shortened session. At 9:30 a.m. ET, the Toronto...

TSX futures inch lower ahead of holiday-shortened session

Futures linked to Canada's main stock index edged lower on Wednesday ahead of a holiday-shortened session that is expected to have low trading volumes, following the index's climb to a record high in...

Japan likely to cut super-long debt issuance to 17-year low, sources say

Japan will likely reduce new issuance of super-long government bonds next fiscal year to around 17 trillion yen , the lowest level in 17 years, two government sources said on Wednesday, nodding to...

South African rand climbs on precious metal market frenzy

The South African rand edged up against the dollar on Wednesday, extending the week's gains as investors continued to pile into precious metals. At 0755 GMT, the rand was 0.1% stronger...

Gold tops $4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy

Gold surged past $4,500-an-ounce for the first time on Wednesday, while silver and platinum also hit record highs, as investors piled into precious metals to hedge against geopolitical and trade...

Congo halts artisanal copper and cobalt processing amid corruption crackdown

Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended artisanal copper and cobalt mineral processing, according to a decree seen by Reuters, in an effort to improve transparency and prevent illegal exports, a...

Gold, silver and platinum sparkle at all-time peaks

Silver extended its record rally on Tuesday, breaching the key $70-an-ounce mark, while gold and platinum also touched historic highs. Spot silver rose 3.2% to $71.22 per ounce as of...

RTX unit Raytheon lands $1.7 billion deal to supply Patriot systems to Spain

Raytheon Technologies, a unit of RTX Corp, won a $1.7 billion contract to deliver four Patriot air and missile defense systems to Spain, the U.S. defense contractor said on Tuesday. ...

China's commerce ministry urges US to drop drone supplier ban

China's commerce ministry urged the U.S. on Tuesday to stop the wrong practice of adding all foreign-made drone systems and key components to its new Covered List, and it vowed measures to protect the...

UK softens stance on farm tax after months of protests

Britain's government said on Tuesday it would scale back its plan to raise more tax from farmers, following months of protests since the introduction of an inheritance tax charge on farms was...

How investors buy gold and what fuels the market

Gold broke above the $4,500-an-ounce mark on Wednesday, buoyed by expectations of looser U.S. monetary policy and lingering geopolitical tensions that have driven the price to a string of record...

Japan's fiscal woes may cause more yen falls, yield rises, says ex-BOJ policymaker

Japan may face further yen declines and a relentless rise in bond yields driven by market concern over the government's expansionary fiscal policy, former central bank policymaker Seiji Adachi told...

Indonesia eyes US tariff deal signing in January, says all issues settled

Indonesia and the U.S. have agreed on all substantial issues for a tariff deal, paving the way for the signing of an agreement by presidents Prabowo Subianto and Donald Trump at the end of January,...

IMF reaches staff-level agreement on Egypt's fifth, sixth loan programme reviews

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews under its Extended Fund Facility arrangement, potentially unlocking a...

Report says Amtrak's new higher-speed trains delayed by planning, track issues

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak's next-generation high-speed Acela train cars were delayed by more than four years due to planning, design and track issues, and a desire for higher speeds that...

US bars imports of new models of DJI, all other foreign drones

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it is barring imports of all new models of foreign-made drones and critical components including from China's DJI and Autel, saying they pose...

Gold jumps over 2% to all-time peak, silver follows with record gain

Gold jumped more than 2% to a record high on Monday, powered by safe-haven flows as U.S.-Venezuela tensions flared, while silver also touched an all-time peak. Spot gold was up 2.2% at...

India's rice stocks surge to record high as paddy procurement climbs

India's rice inventories in government warehouses climbed nearly 12% from a year earlier to a record high for early December after state-run agencies stepped up procurement of the new-season paddy...