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More than 60 government ministers and delegations responsible for their countries’ minerals and metals strategies attended on Tuesday the second Ministerial Roundtable hosted by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources in the largest-ever meeting of its kind. The ministers agreed that minerals are necessary to build a cleaner…

China introduced transit curbs for South Korean and Japanese nationals on Wednesday, in an escalating diplomatic spat over COVID-19 curbs that is marring the grand re-opening of the world's second-largest economy after three years of isolation. China removed quarantine mandates for inbound travelers on Sunday, one of the last vestiges…

If indeed all the reports are true— that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX lent out billions of dollars in customer deposits for risky bets without their consent — then the world should celebrate its swift demise. Markets are ruthless in rewarding success and punishing failure. And FTX’s fall from grace over…

Asian shares are trading higher, boosted by a rally on Wall Street that came ahead of some potentially market-moving reports scheduled for later in the week

This is the sixth and final installment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on industrial action, inflation, energy, food and the cost of living.

With slow wage growth and low unemployment raising hopes of the much-coveted soft landing for the economy, loading up on fundamentally strong and profitable stocks Cisco Systems (CSCO), United Microelectronics (UMC), and Acuity Brands (AYI) could help generate solid returns. Continue reading….

On January 2, Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball (R) issued a statement notifying 11 banks that their ESG policies amounted to energy boycotts that harmed the state’s economy according to definitions passed into law last spring. The statement says the banks have 90 days to stop what Kentucky argues are…

Economic collapse and social upheaval could be in the cards for Russia and Putin by 2033.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he shouldn't have used the word "hurricane" to describe what lies ahead for the U.S. economy last year, but adds that there still are "storm clouds" and "heightened uncertainty."

The global economy will come “perilously close" to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world's top economies — the United States, Europe and China — the World Bank warned on Tuesday. In an annual report, the World Bank, which lends money to poorer countries for…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought to draw a line around how far the central bank will use its powers to promote a greener economy, vowing it will not be a climate regulator.