Dollar drifts near 2-1/2-month lows as labour data leaves rate path uncertain
Euro hangs near 12-week high ahead of ECB policy decisionBOE likely to cut rates, BOJ expected to raise…
Hong Kong leader raises Jimmy Lai conviction in meeting with China’s Xi
HONG KONG, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday he raised the conviction of pro-democracy…
China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe
Decision offers partial relief for European pork producersEU expresses concern at Chinese decisionMore than half China’s imports came…
Trump orders ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Oil prices rise over 1% following blockade announcementTrump labels Venezuelan “regime” a foreign terrorist organizationVenezuela rejects Trump’s “grotesque…
South Africa boosts coal exports to Israel after Colombia ban
South Africa September-November coal exports to Israel doubledColombia stopped shipments in August after ban over Gaza deathsSouth Africa…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank, health ministry says
RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The Israeli military shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian during a raid on the…
Sterling laps up UK-Japan rate squeeze
LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A rare event of two G7 central banks moving in opposite directions on…
FBI foils bombing plot targeting Los Angeles, US attorney general says
Four charged with conspiracy and possession of unregistered destructive deviceTurtle Island Liberation Front planned bombings against multiple California…
South African rand strengthens as gold shines and investors eye year’s final economic data
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The South African rand strengthened on Monday, supported by higher gold prices as…
EU imposes sanctions on oil traders with links to Russia’s shipping network
EU targets Murtaza Lakhani, middleman in Iraqi and Russian oilKildiyarov from Lukoil’s Dubai trading arm also targetedLists Etibar…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy ditches NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
Zelenskiy seeks guarantees against future Russian attacksUS officials Witkoff and Kushner attend Berlin talksEuropean allies refine US peace…
Ten killed in Hanukkah shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach
Item 1 of 5 The Australian State Emergency Service (SES) members operate at the scene of a shooting…