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Betting on the yen: the risks of the carry trade

As Japan’s central bank tightens monetary policy, investors who leveraged its currency for higher yields may be forced i...

Sorry Carney, the world does need a great power with better manners

Calling for closer EU-Canada ties without pooling sovereignty is an abdication of European responsibility

Why Andy Burnham’s ‘Buy British’ push could backfire

Legal and practical challenges await UK prime minister as he attempts to turn his rhetoric into reality, experts warn

Polymarket starts European lobbying blitz to win over financial watchdogs

US prediction markets platform is seeking to be regulated as a financial services firm rather than under a patchwork of ...

Why Blackstone’s latest plans at Lloyd’s of London have sparked a firestorm

Private capital investors are now competing head-on with insurers, shaking up the sector

US officials move to rein in utility profits as power bills rise

Politicians and regulators are questioning how much shareholders should get from the build-out to meet data centre deman...

The great British takeoff

Despite grid connection headaches and the realities of securing planning approval, solar deployment in the United Kingdo...

How a Russian forgery scheme evaded sanctions

FT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast l...

Syria’s Imperiled Transition

How shock therapy threatens the post-Assad peace.

China's grip on LCD supply tests Samsung, LG in holiday TV push

China's biggest display makers are flexing their pricing power, seeking higher payments for large LCD panels just as Sam...

The deal Trump and Xi should artfully make

In July 1971, Henry Kissinger, then American national security adviser, had arrived in Pakistan on an official trip but ...

Copper Rises for a Sixth Day Toward Record on China Tightness

Copper advanced for a sixth day toward a record as falling inventories and pre-holiday buying signaled tightening suppli...

US strikes on alleged drug boats may be ‘crimes against humanity’, UN says

UN expert says US forces have killed 223 people in 68 attacks in the Caribbean and the Pacific in the past year.

World leaders gather at UN amid wars, AI fears and global divisions

World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week against a backdrop of wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, r...

G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - G7 foreign ministers on Monday called on Iran to end its arming and support of Houth...

Canada Says India Trade Talks Making ‘Great Headway’

Maninder Sidhu, Canada's International Trade Minister, says the trade talks with India are “moving along really well,” w...

20 countries propose global oversight body to manage AI dangers

Countries including Germany, South Africa and Canada suggest international institution to set and enforce standards.

Middle East live: Yemen fighting escalates as Trump heads to UN

Saudi airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha have killed at least six people as Iran-backed Houthis press their off...

Houthis choking the life out of Asia’s gasping energy supplies

In late July, two tankers loaded with Saudi crude for Asia left the Red Sea port of Yanbu and headed south toward Bab al...

Canada Trade Minister on Seeking Trade Beyond the US

Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says Canada is working to reduce its reliance on the US by expandin...

Taiwan benchmark Taiex rises to record intraday high as tech stocks advance

Taiwan's benchmark Taiex rose to a record intraday high Tuesday, driven by gains in the tech sector, following an AI-dri...

Canada Seeks to Wrap India Trade Talks Soon as US Ties Fray

Canada’s trade minister said trade talks with India are “moving along really well” and could conclude in the coming mont...

Chinese visitors to Gilgit-Baltistan may get visa on arrival

• Proposal for entry to Hunza, Nagar discussed at SIFC•One-window NOC portal to streamline clearance at Sost• Final roll...

4 terrorists die in Panjgur intelligence-based operation: officials

QUETTA: Security forces killed four more terrorists belonging to a banned organisation in an intelligence-based operatio...

In Bangladesh, Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Jinnah photo stirs anger

His image was shown at a new museum display in September at Dhaka University – only to be torn down.

Shanghai vice mayor makes first high-level visit to Seoul since pandemic

Senior officials from Seoul and Shanghai met Monday to discuss expanding cooperation in business, tourism and the nightt...

Breaking Down the Philippines’ 2027 Budget

The budget, which anticipates a return to strong growth next year, is based on some optimistic assumptions about the dir...

World’s biggest derivatives exchange finally set for $46bn market debut

Long-delayed listing by National Stock Exchange of India comes amid rising scrutiny of options trading

World’s biggest derivatives exchange finally set for $46bn market debut

Long-delayed listing by National Stock Exchange of India comes amid rising scrutiny of options trading

BREAKING NEWS: Japan says resuming U.S.-Iran talks important in meeting with Pakistan

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Govt tactics pushing people towards revolt: Fazl

ISLAMABAD: With the country facing mounting debt pressure and inflation, the government’s attempt to lock down the feder...

Macron says he discussed supplies of interceptors to Ukraine with Trump

French President said he had a "very good" and "very constructive" discussion with his American counterpart

US has secretly deported 25,000 migrants, says report

NAIROBI: The United States has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take mig...

Brazil election: Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro tied in latest polls

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is running in October's election for a fourth non-consecutive term as Brazil's president.

BREAKING NEWS: N. Korea's vice foreign minister leaves Pyongyang to attend U.N. assembly

BREAKING NEWS: N. Korea's vice foreign minister leaves Pyongyang to attend U.N. assemblyRead full story here

Rare earths friction threatens to stall trade truce extension ahead of Xi-Trump summit

The US and China continue to wrangle over extending the 2025 Busan trade agreement just hours before Chinese President X...

Houthis push for control of Yemen’s highlands

• Trump speaks with Yemen’s president, doesn’t pledge military support• NYT says US president reversed decision on air s...

U.K.’s Burnham heads to U.S. with pragmatism in mind for Trump meeting

A former mayor with limited experience of foreign affairs, the British prime minister is expected to meet Trump for the ...

Punished for importing Russian oil

Seoul selects first US investment project under $200b agreement

South Korea has selected the construction of a gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Encinal, Texas, as the first proj...