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The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest".
Uber is cutting more than 3,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major overhaul designed to shrink management layers and refocus spending on its core business.
In the shadow of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU and its Member States are undertaking the biggest rearmament effort to take place in Europe since the 1950s. Many now call for more …
A group of peers is calling for the British government to be able to deactivate powerful AI systems and switch off the country's data centres in the event of the tech posing a threat to national secur…
Oil and gas prices have surged as Iran continues to launch strikes across the Middle East in response to ongoing attacks by the US and Israel.
The international environment remains volatile, and the euro area – an open economy that is well integrated into global supply chains and international financial markets – could face strains ahead. Wh…
In late July, current and former Apple product developers gathered for a reunion at the company’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John…
US President Donald Trump ordered the change after trade talks with Canada collapsed in August.
The Tokyo stock market on the 24th saw active stock-picking driven by earnings announcements and forecast revisions. In the semiconductor sector, a stark contrast emerged as Disco (6146.T) plunged whi…
US mix. US Q2 GDP held at 1.5% annualized, but consumption was revised up to 3.4% and private domestic demand to 4.2%. July core PCE held at 3.3% y/y, while real spending was flat and consumer confide…
China’s consumer price index inflation moderated to 1.0% year-on-year amid typical post-Lunar New Year seasonality, but producer prices returned to positive levels for the first time since 2022. Energ…
The cost of dining out is getting increasingly hard to swallow - but clever planning can net you cheaper deals.
Autonomous crop-spraying aircraft are leading the way in pilot-free flying.
The vehicle is being built at JLR's manufacturing plant in Solihull, in the West Midlands.
A Fed emergency meeting is the one macro event nobody can put on a calendar, which is exactly why Kalshi lists a contract on it. That contract is offered at 13.1 cents tonight against an 8.1-cent bid,…
Long-term government borrowing costs have risen to a 28-year high, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget next month.
The BoJ is expected to resume policy normalisation at its meeting next week, with money markets pricing an 89% chance that the central bank will raise its short-term policy rate by 25bps to 1.00%, and…
France has started imposing fees on fast fashion items which could reach almost â¬20 per garment by 2030, as the government tries to curb sales of cheap clothing sold by e-commerce sites.
At its meeting on 19 March 2026, the Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. It is determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at the 2% target in the medium t…
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is cutting prices across hundreds of products in Europe to woo customers struggling with deepening cost-of-living pressures.
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Shares in fast-fashion giant Shein fell in their highly anticipated stock market debut on Tuesday as the firm listed in Hong Kong after a long quest to go public.
This print beats the roughly 51.0 consensus flagged ahead of the release and lands the day after the NBS official PMI also improved, giving AUD traders confirmation from both the state weighted and ex…
Jo Hooper spent her 20s trying to climb the career ladder, quickly rising through the ranks with promotions and pay rises.