Chinese industrial profits show commodities producers ending 2024 at the bottom of the pile. This year’s looking no better.

The Philippine peso is veering toward an all-time low as the nation’s central bank plans to cut interest rates further in the face of slowing economic growth.

Barclays Plc hired former Garda Capital Partners LP portfolio manager Yoichi Takemura to strengthen its yen rates trading business, as global financial companies compete for talent to capitalize on Japan’s revived $7.

Business activity has slumped at British firms and profit warnings have risen, according to two reports that say each trend is the worst it’s been since the pandemic.

Colombian assets are set for a rout after US President Donald Trump said he’d implement a spate of tariffs and sanctions on the South American nation.

President Xi Jinping’s government is set to make a flurry of promotions this year that will give a first glimpse at a rising generation of officials set to become the nation’s next top leaders.

In the bond market, Donald Trump’s first week, at least, turned out far less destabilizing than feared. Traders hope the same goes for the latest shift from the Federal Reserve.

Good morning. Big Tech is set to post its slowest pace of profit growth in two years. China wants to scale up index investment. And if you’re wondering where to look for your next bottle of whiskey, try Tasmania.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed trade and the Middle East in their first conversation since Trump re-entered the White House. They also agreed to “meet soon.”

Israel’s ceasefire agreements in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip came under strain from deadly violence and a dispute with Hamas over the fate of an Israeli hostage, raising the stakes for international efforts to keep the deals on track.

Denmark’s prime minister said the US should remember that the Nordic country has lost troops fighting in US-led wars and always has supported its large partner, after President Donald Trump escalated his demands over Greenland.

Thanks to President Donald Trump’s persistent interest in acquiring the Arctic island for the US, people have spent the past few weeks talking up all manner of dubious reasons why its icy wastes may conceal a veritable gold mine of resources — from rare earths, to oil, to a literal gold mine.