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G7 leaders tackle reliance on China for critical minerals
Western powers are racing to secure offtake from mines and build up processing and recycling capacityPublished Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 12:48 PM[EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France] G7 host France is pushing...
China’s central bank hints at shift toward overnight policy rate to match global peers
PBOC will improve the use of temporary overnight reverse repo and repo operationsPublished Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 11:56 AM[BEIJING] China’s central bank signalled a potential shift in its...
Manulife pulls loan product for rich Hong Kong clients after scrutiny
The US$80 million policy uses 4 times leverage to offer over 10% returns to wealthy buyersPublished Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 10:56 AM[HONG KONG] Manulife Financial pulled leverage for...
Gold edges up as rate-hike fears ease; Fed rate decision in focus
Published Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 09:47 AM[BENGALURU] Gold edged higher on Wednesday (Jun 17), extending gains for a fifth straight session, as optimism around the US-Iran peace deal...
HSBC partners with Google Cloud to expand AI usage
Published Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 08:45 AM[LONDON] HSBC announced on Wednesday (Jun 17) a multi-year partnership with Alphabet Inc-owned Google Cloud focused on building the British bank’s artificial...
Singapore-based Shein and Paris department store end controversial partnership
SGM says it is selling the Parisian department store to its current management team led by Karl-Stephane CottendinPublished Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 07:48 AM[PARIS] French department store BHV...
Oil falls under US$80 as US-Iran deal set to add supply
The effective closure of Hormuz triggering the drawdown of commercial and strategic inventoriesPublished Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 06:13 AM[SINGAPORE] Oil logged its longest run of declines this year...
European shares extend rally as investors await details of US-Iran agreement
Sectors that are expected to fare better during times of economic certainty did well in Europe on TuesdayPublished Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 05:36 AM[BENGALURU] European shares edged higher...
People are betting on elections in prediction markets. Congress is watching
WASHINGTON — As Spencer Pratt fell behind in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, an unexpected group began claiming election fraud: people tracking the Republican’s success on prediction markets, the increasingly popular...
US stocks: Dow hits record high as oil slides; SpaceX soars
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 10:56 PMTHE blue-chip Dow touched an intraday record high on Tuesday as oil prices slid further on optimism around a US-Iran peace deal,...
