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US to announce 'bridge payment' for farmers next week, Rollins says

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday that the Trump administration will announce a bridge payment for farmers next week that is designed to provide short-term relief while longer trade...

TSX opens higher as Scotiabank reports robust earnings

Canada's main stock index opened higher on Tuesday as investors welcomed strong quarterly results from Bank of Nova Scotia, which kicked off the earnings season for domestic banks. At...

Malaysia's Felda, FGV say Terengganu land spat could disrupt operations, impact national output

Malaysia's Federal Land Development Authority and its commercial arm FGV Holdings Berhad said on Tuesday they had been issued an order by Terengganu state to vacate palm oil plantation land there,...

Swiss may need to get used to U.S. tariffs, official says

Switzerland may need to get used to U.S. tariffs, a top Swiss trade negotiator was quoted as saying on Tuesday after the country reached a tariff deal to get parity with the European Union. ...

South Africa's economy slows in third quarter but investment a bright spot

South Africa's economic growth slowed in the third quarter of 2025 as expected, but analysts heralded a pickup in fixed investment for the first time in a year as a bright spot that could lift the...

India's October-November sugar output rises 43% on higher recovery rates

India's sugar production in the first two months of the 2025/26 season, which began on October 1, rose 43% from a year earlier, driven by better recovery rates and faster crushing across major...

South African rand flat after stats agency reports softer Q3 economic growth

The rand traded flat on Tuesday after South Africa's statistics agency reported softer economic growth in the third quarter compared to the previous. At 1507 GMT, the rand traded at...

South Korea headline inflation at 2.4% y/y, bolstering case for rate pause

South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.4% in November from a year earlier, driven by higher food and services costs, bolstering the case for the Bank of Korea to maintain interest rates at the current...

TSX opens lower as investors await bank earnings

Canada's main stock index opened lower on Monday as investors paused after November's strong rally while awaiting a slew of bank earnings later this week. At 9:30 a.m. ET, Toronto's...

Nigeria's economy grows 3.98% in Q3, driven by non-oil sector

Nigeria's economic growth slowed to 3.98% year-on-year in the third quarter, data showed on Monday, as inflation and tight monetary policy weighed on activity. Growth in services and...

Africa nears record $1 trillion in state-owned assets under management

African state-owned institutions are now managing a record $1 trillion in assets, according to a monthly report from sovereign fund tracker GlobalSWF.  Assets managed by public pension...

Canada's Barrick Mining explores IPO of North American assets

Barrick Mining said on Monday it was exploring an initial public offering of a subsidiary that would hold its North American gold assets as bullion prices this year have rallied to record highs. ...

Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe stable in November, data shows

Russian energy giant Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream undersea pipeline were in line with the previous month in November, at 54.3 million cubic metres per day,...

South Africa's Pick n Pay CFO Lerena Olivier to step down in 2026

South Africa's Pick n Pay said on Monday its chief financial officer, Lerena Olivier, will step down after the retailer's annual general meeting next year, as the retailer battles mounting losses and...

China's slow-motion stock rally starts to win investor trust 

Fund managers are picking Chinese industrial stocks and holding volatile tech shares, betting a two-year-old equities rally can withstand an economic rough patch, as valuations and steady returns lure...

India seeks parliament nod for net $4.62 billion in extra spending for 2025/26

India's government sought parliament's approval on Monday for net 414.55 billion rupees in additional spending for the fiscal year, proposing extra allocations for defence procurements, and subsidies...

India's factory growth slows to nine-month low as US tariffs dent demand, PMI shows

India's manufacturing sector lost some momentum in November with growth decelerating to a nine-month low as stiff U.S. tariffs took a heavy toll on demand, a survey showed on Monday. ...

Indonesia's October exports unexpectedly fall amid weak China demand

Indonesia posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in October after exports unexpectedly fell, official data showed on Monday, amid curtailed demand from China and weak shipments of mining...

EU members seek safeguards in US tariff deal to protect industry

BRUSSELS -European Union governments want to put in place safeguards and a review clause in the tariff deal the bloc struck with the United States, to counter concerns that a possible surge of U.S....