Commodities
Truss seeks meeting with US trade representative to discuss tariffs on Scottish whisky
British trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday she was seeking an early meeting with who will be the new US trade representative after Joe Biden is sworn in as President, Katherine Tai, to discuss dropping tariffs on Scottish whisky.
Data on vaccine's ability to block Covid-19 transmission 'promising', Pfizer says
Data from animal trials on the ability of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to block transmission of the novel coronavirus are "promising", the chairman of the former said.
US CPI rises a bit more quickly than expected in December
The cost of living in the US rose a bit more quickly than expected at the end of 2020, mainly due to a jump in energy costs, although price pressures at the 'core' level remained subdued.
China races to meet climate goals with new green measures
China will invest in large-scale carbon capture projects and track methane emissions from coal and oil and gas extraction in a race to meet Beijing's new environmental goals and tackle climate change.
Eurozone industrial production continues to strengthen
Industrial production across the eurozone continued to improve in November, official data showed on Wednesday, beating consensus expectations.
Director dealings: Central Asia Metals executive reduces stake
Central Asia Metals executive Robert Cathery and people closely associated with him sold stock in the Kazhakstan and Northern Macedonia-focused copper, zinc and lead producer.
UK government announces sanctions against Xinjiang over human rights violations
UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, announced a package of measures on Tuesday aimed at ensuring that British organisations are not complicit in the human rights violations taking place in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
Moderna Covid-19 jab should provide at least one year of protection
Moderna's jab against Covid-19 should provide protection from Covid-19 for at least one year.
EU asks Iran to reverse decision on uranium enrichment to save 2015 accord
Iran must reverse its decision to enrich uranium up to 20% if it wants to save the 2015 nuclear accord, the European Union said in a statement on Monday.
Epidemiologist warns France to consider closing borders with UK
French epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet advised the Elysee on Monday that it should consider closing its borders with Britain and other countries with a strong presence of the new British Covid-19 variant.
Democrats move closer to impeaching Trump
US Democrats have stepped up moves to impeach Donald Trump, publishing a resolution due to be filed with the House of Representatives.
Baidu to set up EV manufacturing venture
Chinese tech giant Baidu is preparing to set up its new electric vehicle manufacturing venture, the company said on Monday.
Barclays hikes target price for Cairn Energy after Indian arbitration award
Barclays reiterated its 'overweight' stance on shares of Cairn Energy after the oil explorer was awarded $1. 2bn, plus interest and costs, by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in its long-running tax arbitration dispute with New Delhi.
China consumer prices rise in December
Chinese consumer prices unexpectedly rose in December but core inflation weakened to a 10-year low.
Nonfarm payrolls fall by 140,000 in December
US nonfarm payrolls fell by 140,000 in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, missing market expectations for an increase of 71,000 by a considerable margin.
Eurozone November unemployment falls despite tougher Covid rules
Euro zone unemployment unexpectedly fell in November, casting aside renewed lockdowns ahead of Christmas break, according to data released on Friday by the European Union’s statistics office Eurostat.
German industrial production slows but beats forecasts
German industrial production slowed but beat expectations in November as manufacturing of consumer goods fell, official figures showed.
US services PMI beats forecasts in December, but strength overstated
Activity in US services beat forecasts by a large margin according to the results of a closely-followed survey.
US foreign trade deficit widens in November on demand for cell phones
America's shortfall on trade with the rest of the world widened more than expected in November, in part amid stockpiling of cell phones and other household goods by firms ahead of the Christmas holidays.
German factory orders post unexpected jump
German factory orders posted an unexpected jump in November as Europe's biggest manufacturing sector rode out the resurgence of Covid-19.