Monaco set to exit dirty-money list along with Bulgaria, Ivory Coast
Marking a change in fortune for the city-state that’s home to the world’s highest concentration of millionaires and billionaires.
Trump bans Canadian goods from US government purchases
The order is the latest escalation by Trump in a trade fight that ramped up over the summer, as tit-for-tat tariff measures between the US and Canada followed the last-minute collapse of a trade truce in August.
Why private capital needs a stronger pipeline of investable projects
Trevino Ramsamy from STANLIB Asset Management argues for unlocking SA's economic growth through infrastructure investment by pension funds.
Fed’s Warsh heeds own advice with record short press conference
Clocked in at right around 30 minutes. That was the shortest session since Fed chairs began holding regular press conferences in 2011.
EU warns MMG-Anglo nickel deal may hurt competition
And raise costs for stainless steel producers in Europe.
Copper steadies as traders shrug off Fed’s hawkish rate signals
Copper was 0.2% lower at $14 202.50 a ton on the LME at 10:30 a.m. in Singapore.
Bitcoin hit by ‘double whammy’ of bill rejection, rate hike
Bitcoin fluctuated on either side of unchanged before sinking as much as 1.2% to $74 985 following the mid-week decision.
Gold rises as US treasuries pare losses following Fed rate hike
Spot gold rose 0.5% to $4 283.54 an ounce at 10:48 a.m. in Singapore.
Oil holds drop as Saudi Arabia moves to restore vital pipeline
Brent for November settlement fell 0.1% to $105.73 a barrel at 12:07 a.m. in Singapore.
US rate hike will do no favours for gold
Analysis of the Fed’s latest interest rate hike and what it signals for the US rate outlook, and whether the party could be over for gold.