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Pakistan’s trade war with Afghanistan boomerangs on its economy
From poker to Pokemon, Hong Kong crypto stockpilers rebrand
Euro zone inflation remains on benign path, easing need for rate cut
Banks in talks to lend $38 billion to fund sites for OpenAI
Dollar on track for worst week in four months as case for Fed cut builds
Pakistan’s trade war with Afghanistan boomerangs on its economy
Pakistan is expected to lose a billion dollars annually now that it has closed its border with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, which…
From poker to Pokemon, Hong Kong crypto stockpilers rebrand
Crypto-oriented companies in Hong Kong that had aspired to replicate the rise of “digital asset treasuries” in the U.S. are…
Euro zone inflation remains on benign path, easing need for rate cut
Euro zone inflation remains on a benign path, a raft of data indicated on Friday, supporting economists’ bets that it…
Banks in talks to lend $38 billion to fund sites for OpenAI
A group of banks is in talks to lend another $38 billion for Oracle (ORCL.N), opens new tab and data…
Dollar on track for worst week in four months as case for Fed cut builds
The U.S. dollar was heading for its worst weekly performance since late July on Friday as traders ramped up bets…
SoftBank issues cumulative $64bn in retail bonds to power AI ambitions
SoftBank Group is nearing 10 trillion yen ($64 billion) in total bond offerings to individual investors, dominating Japan’s retail bond…
UK’s Reeves raises tax burden to post-war high to shore up finances
British finance minister Rachel Reeves announced a big tax-raising budget on Wednesday that will take more money from workers, people…
Can Canada wait out the trade war with the US?
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney appears in no rush to resume trade talks with the US. He dismissed a question…
China sets strongest yuan fix in over a year as Fed-cut bets rise
China’s central bank has set the yuan’s daily reference rate against the US dollar at the strongest level in more…
Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defence spending to counter China
Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face of a…