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Morning Bid: Hot spots sizzle, CPI looms
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift
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Oil, gold prices rise as geopolitical tensions mount before CPI
Oil and gold prices climbed on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions ratcheted up ahead of key U.S. inflation data.
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Taiwan condemns 'dangerous' planned Chinese navy drill with Indonesia to its east
Taiwan's government has condemned "dangerous" planned Chinese navy drills with an Indonesian warship off the island's east coast, saying Beijing was trying to create a false impre...
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Spain set to approve Chinese car plant despite alleged security concerns
Spain's Defence Ministry will approve state-owned Chinese carmaker SAIC's plans to build a car factory in the Galicia region, a ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, despite repo...
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AI startup Manus to resume independent operations as deal with Meta unwinds
AI startup Manus said on Tuesday it will resume operating as an independent company and some user data will be deleted as part of its separation from U.S. tech giant Meta .
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Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf
Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, Yemen's transport ministry said, while sources rep...
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China, Indonesia navies to hold drills in sensitive waters to east of Taiwan
The Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a drill together in the sensitive waters to the east of Taiwan this month, China's defence ministry said on Tuesday, where Beijing has...
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Meta, TikTok agree to fact check content on Spain border crossings after deadly incident
Social networks Meta and TikTok have agreed to fact-check content on border crossings into Spain following the massive rush to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco lat...
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Taiwan, South Korea drive Asian equity outflows in July as AI worries bite
Foreign investors sold Asian equities on a net basis for a ninth consecutive month in July, with heavy selling in Taiwan and South Korea as concerns over AI spending and chip dem...
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China missile test deepens Pacific divide over growing militarisation
China's test of a nuclear-capable missile last month has exposed the limits of Pacific leaders' ambition to make the region an "Ocean of Peace", free from the crossfire of major-p...
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Morning Bid: Middle East deadlock
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee
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Oil prices rise, Asia stocks drift on US-Iran stalemate
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as negotiations between the United States and Iran over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz hit an impasse, while Asian shares drifte...
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Meta launches new AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight push
The new model, Muse Glimmer, is smaller than leading AI models from rivals.
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Morning Bid: Suddenly the Strait of Hormuz is 'irrelevant' to the US
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
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Asia stocks firm; oil edges up on Gulf morass
Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher on Monday after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the risk of a near-term rise in borrowing costs, though a lack of progress in Gulf pea...
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Taiwan's 2027 defence spending to rise 16%, official media reports
Taiwan's cabinet will propose a 16% annual rise in defence spending for 2027 which will for the first time exceed T$1 trillion ($31 billion), the official Central News Agency repo...
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German trade deficit with China grows as Beijing relies less on European industry
Germany's trade deficit with China widened in the first half of 2026, even as the Asian powerhouse remained its top trade partner, preliminary data from state-run agency Germany T...
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China July factory-gate inflation eases to 3-month low, CPI slows
China's producer price inflation eased more than expected in July to its weakest in three months, while consumer inflation also cooled, official data showed on Sunday, as global en...
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