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US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Dollar falls, investors look for safe havens as Trump ups tariff ante

Trump said over the weekend he would impose an additional 10% import tariff from 1 February on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, until the...

A general view shows the Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal (NMT) in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Russia May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Natalya Chumakova/File Photo

Oil prices drop 3% after Trump comments on Iran

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, center, smiles flanked by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, right, and National Assembly President, her brother, Jorge Rodriguez, as they prepare to make a statement at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela on 14 January 2026. Photo: UNB/AP/Ariana Cubillos

Venezuela to continue releasing political prisoners after Maduro arrest

Products are displayed in the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City, US, January 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Saks Global files for bankruptcy after Neiman Marcus takeover leads to financial collapse

Gantry cranes are seen at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

China's trade ends 2025 with record $1.2t surplus despite Trump tariff jolt

The Guinea-flagged oil tanker MT Bandra, which is under sanctions, is partially seen alongside another vessel at El Palito terminal, near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela December 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Hernandez

Oil pauses gains as Venezuela shipments resume, but Iran concerns loom

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Gold steadies below record $4,600/oz as investors book profits

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UK electric car sales hit record high in 2025: industry

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World's 500 richest add record $2.2t in 2025 as wealth gap widens

An employee measures a newly manufactured ball mill machine at a factory in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China June 28, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Asia's factories end 2025 on firmer footing as orders pick up

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Dollar makes a soft start to 2026 after sharpest drop in 8 years

A woman walks in front of a screen displaying Evergrande's stock prices, among others, outside the Exchange Square, after a court ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande Group, in Hong Kong, China, 29 January 2024. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo

Asian stocks set for strongest annual jump in eight years on AI bets

Gold and silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo

Precious metals retreat, silver dips after breaching $80/ounce