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Gold steadies, stocks bounce and rate hike hoists Aussie dollar

Australia's central bank joined Japan as the only developed-world economy to tighten policy, saying above-target inflation and a tight labour market justified a unanimous decision to lift the...

Indian twenty rupee currency notes are displayed at a roadside currency exchange stall in New Delhi, India, May 24, 2024. REUTERS

Indian rupee, stocks soar after trade deal with US

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends a press conference in Beijing, China December 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

IMF chief says global inflation to fall to 3.8% this year and to 3.4% in 2027

A general view of Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), owned by Hutchison Port Holdings, as part of the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for transporting shipping containers in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2018/ Reuters

China launches free-trade experiment at port Hainan

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Gold set for steepest daily drop since 1983; silver eyes worst day ever

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Why India may increase duties on gold and silver imports

A shopper pays with a ten Euro bank note at a local market in Aix-en-Provence, France, January 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

Why the euro's rise to $1.20 is a big deal

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Dollar staggers near 4-year low after knockback from Trump comments

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/Pool via REUTERS

A year into Trump presidency, 'pivot to China' gathers pace

People look at gold jewelleries as they stand outside a jewellery shop at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, January 26, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kemal Aslan

Gold, silver rise to near record highs on safe-haven demand

US President Donald Trump looks on, befrore departing for Florida from the South Lawn, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump says hiking tariffs on South Korean goods to 25%

A view of HSBC building in Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, August 1, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Susannah Ireland

British banks to join European rivals in hiking profit targets: Sources

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How investors buy gold and what fuels the market