India’s currency has come under sustained pressure in recent weeks, slipping to record lows as a combination of shrinking foreign inflows, wider trade imbalances, and shifting global financial conditions weigh on the external sector. Unlike earlier phases, when the central bank intervened...

In recent days, major Chinese state-owned banks have stepped into the onshore foreign-exchange market to purchase U.S. dollars and hold them, marking a deliberate attempt to moderate the rapid rise of the yuan. Rather than following their usual practice of recycling dollars through swap lines,...

The Venezuelan government has rejected the court's decision to forcibly sell Citgo Petroleum Corporation (CITGO), a U.S. subsidiary of the state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), said Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. Venezuela has also stated it will pursue legal action against those...

Commercial aviation is built on layers of regulation, redundancy and precision. Yet beneath the surface of cockpit discipline lies an unspoken reality that shapes the behaviour of thousands of aviators: many airline pilots hide mental health struggles to protect their careers. The aviation...

Global central banks added 52.6 tonnes of gold to their international reserves in October, as reported by preliminary data from the World Gold Council (WGC). This represents the biggest monthly rise in gold purchases this year, according to WGC analyst Krishan Gopaul. The top gold-buying...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves introduced a new budget featuring substantial tax hikes. This will generate an extra £26 billion each year, which is especially significant considering the £22 billion budget deficit created by the former Conservative administration. Nonetheless, as Ms....

Global airlines moved at extraordinary speed over the weekend to correct a critical software flaw across thousands of Airbus A320-family jets, after an emergency recall forced carriers to ground aircraft, rework schedules, and deploy engineers round the clock. The scale and urgency of the recall...

The European Union is preparing to unveil a sweeping framework aimed at reducing its long-standing dependence on China for critical raw materials. Years of industrial reliance, geopolitical tension, and the rapid acceleration of supply-chain competition have pushed Brussels to redefine how Europe...

Oil markets are heading into 2026 under the weight of an expanding global supply base that continues to grow faster than worldwide consumption. The scale of the imbalance is becoming more visible across producer blocs, storage hubs, and financial markets, signalling a year shaped primarily by...