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US consumer confidence fell this month by the most since August 2021 on concerns about the outlook for the broader economy, adding to evidence that uncertainty over the Trump administration’s policies is weighing on households. The Conference Board’s gauge of […]

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz emerged as the winner in Sunday’s election, but the results gave his Christian Democrat-led bloc just one clear path to power and they face intense pressure to move quickly to form a government. While Merz’s

Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Hezbollah’s long-time chief Hassan Nasrallah and his heir, Hashem Safieddine, almost five months after they were killed by Israeli strikes on Lebanon. The assassination of the two leaders in Beirut in

The Philippine government welcomed the country’s removal from a global watchdog’s dirty-money list, which could spur remittances and foreign investments in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to take Manila off the list is

The European Union estimates that the first wave of Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs will hit as much as €28 billion (US$29.3 billion) of the bloc’s exports in what would be a massive escalation in the US president’s trade

The groans and the anxious side glances gave way to silence as US Vice-President J.D. Vance took centre stage in Munich to pour contempt on long-standing US allies and cut Europe down to size. It was an attack of unbridled

A gruesome attack on revellers celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans thrust US domestic security back into the spotlight less than a month before Donald Trump is sworn in as president. The incidents, which are both being probed by the

Chery Holding Group has added JPMorgan Chase & Co. to help arrange a potential listing of its automotive unit in Hong Kong next year, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese group has selected JPMorgan as it moves

3 children died after taking part in viral TikTok challenges that injured dozens. Court also ordered TikTok to establish office in Venezuela. Source link Bloomberg

China’s ambitious campaign to revive its flagging stock market has made the yuan an unintended casualty, with record dividend payouts leading to outflows. Interim dividends paid by Hong Kong-listed Chinese firms are set to reach US$12.9 billion between January and