Silver surges above $65/oz on US critical minerals status, strong investment demand
Silver gains over 120% in 2025, outperforming gold's 64% rise
Tech jitters dent stocks before central banks take centre stage
Asian shares all in red, with Nikkei down 1.2%; BOE, ECB, Norges Bank, Riksbank set to decide policy
Oil prices rise on reports of new US sanctions on Russia, Venezuela blockade
US prepares more Russian energy sanctions if Moscow rejects peace deal, Bloomberg reported
Ford terminates $6.5 billion EV battery deal with South Korea’s LG energy solution
Policy shifts and weaker EV demand cited as automaker scales back electric vehicle production
Gulf equities slip amid cautious trading after mixed U.S. jobs data
Investors await U.S. inflation figures as Fed rate path remains uncertain
India’s Russian oil imports show resilience despite sanctions, sources say
Russian crude exports to India projected at 1.2 million bpd in December; New Delhi remains top buyer despite US pressure to limit imports
Global coal demand hit record high this year but is set to decline by 2030, IEA says
Renewables, nuclear, and gas set to challenge coal dominance by 2030; India's coal use drops, US sees rise, China leads global consumption
Trump adds seven more countries to full travel ban list
White House says expanded ban goes into effect January 1; Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria subject to travel ban; Additional 15 countries face partial restrictionsÂ
Silver soars above $65, Gold edges higher on soft US jobs data, rate cut expectations
Silver hits record high, gold rises as softening US labor market fuels demand for precious metals
Shares hesitant after US jobs data, oil jumps on Venezuela blockade
SINGAPORE: Asia shares were hesitant on Wednesday after a mixed U.S. jobs reading failed to move the needle on the rate outlook there, leaving...
Oil soars over 1% as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Prices up but rally tempered by wider market oversupply; Prolonged disruption may lift heavy crude prices
AI boom seen lifting chipmaking equipment sales 9% to $126 billion in 2026
Taiwan to expand leading-edge chip capacity; South Korea invests in AI-driven memory chips by Samsung and SK Hynix
Apple in talks with Indian chipmakers to assemble, package iPhone components, ET reports
Apple in talks with CG Semi, Murugappa Group subsidiary, over OSAT facility in Gujarat
Trump orders ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Oil prices rise over 1% after blockade announcement; Trump designates Venezuelan "regime" as foreign terrorist organization; Venezuela rejects "grotesque threat"
Gulf equities slide on weaker oil and global market decline ahead of U.S. data
Saudi and Qatari markets hit three-month lows as crude drops below $60 a barrel
