Silver’s explosive surge to record levels in 2025 has shifted the metal from a niche investment to a central player in global commodity markets. Long known as the “Devil’s metal” for its sharp price swings and unpredictable cycles, silver is… Read More ›
Month: November 2025
EU Urged to Resist Biofuel Lobby as Climate Strategy Faces Critical Test
Campaign group T&E has intensified pressure on the European Commission to dismiss automakers’ request for a post-2035 exemption that would allow new cars to continue running on biofuels. The plea from the automotive industry comes at a sensitive moment, with… Read More ›
China Strengthens Financial Defences as Central Bank Targets Virtual Currencies and Deepens Scrutiny of Stablecoins
China’s central bank has intensified its campaign against virtual currencies, signalling a renewed wave of regulatory tightening aimed at containing financial risks, safeguarding capital controls, and asserting the primacy of the state-backed monetary system. In a statement following a high-level… Read More ›
Amazon and Flipkart Deepen Fintech Ambitions as They Push Into Consumer Lending and Challenge India’s Banking Sector
Amazon and Flipkart, India’s two largest e-commerce platforms, are accelerating efforts to build full-fledged financial ecosystems around their marketplaces, signalling an aggressive move into consumer credit that positions both companies as emerging competitors to India’s traditional banks and non-bank lenders…. Read More ›
Euro Zone Stability Limits Expectations for Further ECB Easing
Fresh economic indicators across the euro zone point to a macroeconomic environment that remains steady, predictable and broadly aligned with the European Central Bank’s baseline scenario. Growth is subdued but resilient, inflation remains near the 2% target, and labour markets… Read More ›
India’s Economic Momentum Strengthens as Domestic Engines Offset Tariff Pressures
India delivered a stronger-than-expected economic performance in the September quarter, expanding by 8.2% despite facing a new round of external pressures from steep U.S. tariffs. The acceleration in growth underscores the resilience of domestic demand, the revival of key sectors… Read More ›
Easing Momentum in the U.S. Fuels a Broad Rally in German Equities as Yen Stagnates Under Intervention Pressure
German equities strengthened on Thursday as global markets responded to rising confidence that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing its first rate cut in over a year, a shift that has begun redefining risk appetite across Europe and Asia. The… Read More ›
Profit Shock Deepens as China’s Industrial Sector Suffers Sharpest Monthly Decline in Five Months
China’s industrial sector recorded its weakest monthly performance since June, suffering a 5.5% decline in October profits as a combination of weakening domestic momentum, intensifying external pressures, and structural imbalances converged to undermine corporate earnings. The latest figures highlight a… Read More ›
Sanctions Trigger a Rapid Unravelling of Partnerships Around China’s Showcase Refinery
When Shandong Yulong Petrochemical set up its Singapore office one year ago, the opening ceremony reflected the confidence surrounding China’s most ambitious new refining project. The multibillion-dollar facility, designed to modernise Shandong’s industrial base and compete with global oil majors,… Read More ›
Tariff Turbulence Forces Small U.S. Retailers Into Holiday Supply Disorder
As the U.S. holiday shopping season accelerates, small retailers across the country are confronting a supply chain crisis triggered by sharp swings in U.S. tariff policy on Chinese goods. The fluctuating levies, introduced and revised under Donald Trump’s renewed trade… Read More ›