Dollar Climbs to Two-Month High as U.S. Shutdown Deepens and Global Uncertainty Grows
The U.S. dollar strengthened to its highest level in over two months in early Asian trading on Wednesday, fueled by mounting concerns over the...
Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Tech Sector Weakens Ahead of China Market Reopening
Hong Kong shares fell on Wednesday, dragged down by losses in major technology stocks as investors turned cautious ahead of the reopening of mainland...
Gold Soars Beyond $4,000 as Political Upheaval and Economic Anxiety Grip Global Markets
Global financial markets opened the week in a state of high tension, with investors fleeing to gold amid escalating political uncertainty across Japan, France,...
French Prime Minister Lecornu to Deliver Address Following Resignation Announcement
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is scheduled to deliver a speech at 9:30 a.m. local time (0730 GMT) on Wednesday at the Matignon Palace,...
Ecuador’s President Noboa Survives Attack on Motorcade Amid Widening Fuel Protests
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa narrowly escaped injury on Tuesday after his motorcade was attacked by a crowd throwing rocks during a protest over his...
Global Pro-Palestinian Protests and Vigils Mark Second Anniversary of October 7 Attacks
October 7, 2025, marked two years since Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 people and saw more than 250 hostages taken, according...
Elon Musk’s xAI Nears $20 Billion Capital Raise with Nvidia Investment
Elon Musk launched xAI in July 2023 as a competitor to OpenAI, aiming to develop artificial intelligence aligned with Musk’s vision of “truth-seeking AI.”...
China Warns EU Against ‘Challenging’ UN Resolution on Taiwan
Tensions between Beijing and Brussels flared on Tuesday after China accused the European Union of “distorting” the 1971 U.N. Resolution 2758, which transferred China’s...
EU Nears Deal to Restrict Russian Diplomat Travel Across Bloc
European Union countries are edging closer to agreeing on new restrictions that would limit the movement of Russian diplomats within the bloc, although a...
European Bond Yields Rise as French Political Crisis Deepens
Euro zone bond yields climbed on Tuesday, a day after French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s sudden resignation plunged France into deeper political turmoil unsettling...