From Super El Niño to Europe’s heatwave: How to trade extreme weather
Markets are underestimating the impact of climate volatility across asset classes, commodity strategists warn, as extreme heat grips…
BNM may raise rates if growth holds, oil fuels inflation — MARC
KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) could eventually consider reversing last year’s interest rate cut if…
Tensions spur ultra-rich to diversify across Asia
Investor jitters over Gulf tensions are prompting wealthy families and founders to consider shifting capital to rival financial…
US import prices up 7.1% in June, highest annual gain since August 2022
As global crude prices climb and import bills swell across countries, the US has a different story to…
China new home price slump eases in sign market stabilising
China’s new home prices fell at a slower pace in June, fueling hopes that the battered real estate…
India plans rules to boost car fuel economy to curb oil imports
NEW DELHI: India is proposing rules to improve fuel efficiency of passenger vehicles as it seeks to curb…
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 14th consecutive month in Jul
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 09:42 AM [SHANGHAI] China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 14th…
‘Fuel prices remain a wild card’ – CPI inflation tipped to top 4%
Other economists are picking 1.5% for the quarter and an annual rate of 4.1%. Regardless, the significant concern…
Economists hold this year’s inflation forecasts at 1.8% to 2%
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation is expected to remain manageable in 2026, with economists maintaining their forecasts at 1.8% to…
ASIC sounds alarm on Australians’ exposure to growing risks in private credit
The muddy world of private lending has Australia’s corporate regulator on high alert. Wall Street is ground zero…
Subsidies do not explain China’s competitiveness
Subsidies do not explain China’s competitiveness The OECD is right to examine China’s industrial policies. (Reuters)
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UAE food stocks will not be compromised by conflict, economy ministry says
Food supplies are a “strategic priority that cannot be compromised”, the UAE Ministry of Economy has said, as…