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Gold delivered one of its strongest performances in modern history in 2025, surging more than 60% and registering over 50 record highs as investors piled into the metal amid geopolitical strain, easing monetary policy, and heavy central bank accumulation. Now trading ...

Egypt has returned to the global spotlight in late 2025 through a mix of geopolitical diplomacy and high-profile cultural events, but the more consequential story for markets lies in the gradual stabilization of its economy after the sharp turbulence of ...

The United States and the United Kingdom struck a sweeping pharmaceuticals trade deal this week that removes all tariffs on medicines, active ingredients, and medical technology, while locking the UK into a sharp increase in drug spending. Under the agreement, the ...

Tariffs on steel and aluminium have cast a long shadow over the city of Nuevo Leon’s industrial economy, squeezing margins and freezing production cycles just as the region was positioning itself as Mexico’s darling of nearshoring. With US import duties jumping ...

Bitcoin managed a modest rebound after a dramatic slide that erased all of its gains for 2025, underscoring how fragile sentiment has become in risk assets. The cryptocurrency briefly fell below $90,000 for the first time in seven months, touching ...

Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in a year and a half, underscoring how vulnerable the country remains to shifts in global trade. Government data for the July–September quarter shows GDP contracting at an annualised rate of 1.8%, a ...

European equities pushed to fresh records as policy risk faded and earnings did the heavy lifting. The STOXX 600 added 0.5% to an all-time high of 583.4, with healthcare and luxury in front after upbeat broker commentary on Novo Nordisk ...

Global markets kicked off the week on a high as investors welcomed signs that the United States is close to ending its five-week government shutdown. The breakthrough came after centrist Democrats joined Republicans in a 60-40 Senate vote to advance ...

China’s exports slipped 1.1% yearonyear in October, marking the weakest performance since February and reversing the 8.3% surge seen in September. The decline was driven by a sharp 25% fall in shipments to the United States, extending a sevenmonth streak of ...

In a bold move, OpenAI and Amazon sealed a US$38 billion agreement that grants the ChatGPT creator access to AWS data centres and “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia AI chips to power the next wave of its artificial-intelligence systems. Following the ...

The global race for critical minerals is sparking one of the most explosive rallies in years. U.S.-listed rare earths miners have soared as much as 300% in 2025, with Critical Metals up 241% in just three months.The surge follows intensifying ...

London’s FTSE 100 climbed 0.3% to a record 9,677.87 points on Tuesday, lifted by a 3.1% rise in HSBC shares after the bank raised its income outlook and promised to accelerate growth. Despite a 14% drop in quarterly profit following $1.4 ...

Asian stocks ended the week higher, with South Korea’s Kospi surging 2.5% as traders welcomed news that U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will meet next week. The rally reflected optimism that the talks, set for Thursday ...

Gold prices steadied on Wednesday after a brutal correction wiped out part of this year’s stunning rally. Spot gold was trading near $4,141 per ounce in early New York trading, up just 0.4%, following Tuesday’s 5.7% plunge, the largest single-day ...

Swiss food-making giant Nestlé is working hard at a turnaround under new CEO Philipp Navratil, announcing 16,000 job cuts over two years. This will include 12,000 office roles and 4,000 in manufacturing, logistics, and supply. The aim is to streamline and ...