S&P revises Congo’s outlook to ‘positive’ as reforms, mining strength boost economy
Jan 23 – Global credit ratings agency S&P on Friday revised the Democratic Republic of Congo’s outlook to…
Five takeaways from Davos 2026
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters) – World leaders and business executives departed from Davos after an eventful World…
Surprise UK retail sales rise adds to signs of pickup in economy
UK retail sales rise 0.4% in December Economists had expected 0.1% fall Data adds to early signs of…
BOJ stands pat but primes market for more hikes with hawkish inflation signals
BOJ keeps key policy rate steady at 0.75% as widely expected Board revises up growth forecasts for fiscal…
JPMorgan buys UK pensions technology firm WealthOS, memo shows
Jan 22 (Reuters) – U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), opens new tab has closed a deal to…
South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens
Human oversight required in high-impact AI such as healthcare, nuclear safety Products and services using generative or high-impact…
China issues $13.4 billion of treasury bonds to support equipment upgrades
BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) – China has issued the first batch of 93.6 billion yuan ($13.44 billion) of…
Exclusive: Meta’s new AI team delivered first key models internally this month, CTO says
Meta Superintelligence Labs team was formed last year CTO says new models ‘very good’ Company had faced criticism…
UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into…
Global bond markets shaken by Japan selloff, Greenland worries
Japanese bond selloff spills over globally Long-dated U.S. yields post biggest two-day rise since May Greenland tensions add…
Weaker UK jobs data may offer inflation relief to BoE
Private sector pay grows by least since November 2020 UK regular wage growth slows to 4.5% Jobless rate…
Libya devalues dinar by 14.7%, second cut in less than a year
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Libya’s central bank announced a 14.7% devaluation of the dinar on Sunday, setting the…