Global markets surged on Monday as Washington and Beijing announced a provisional halt in their escalating tariff conflict, prompting a wave of investor optimism tempered by caution over the path to a permanent settlement. In a highly anticipated result from two days of negotiations in Geneva, the...

In a dramatic shift from the combative rhetoric that has defined their recent trade clashes, senior U.S. and Chinese negotiators emerged from back-to-back sessions in Geneva with a landmark interim agreement to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs. Over two intense days of talks, the world’s two...

China’s factory-gate deflation deepened in April as rising U.S. tariffs and a prolonged domestic slowdown intensified price pressures at the wholesale level. The Producer Price Index (PPI) fell 2.7% year-on-year, marking the steepest decline in six months, while consumer prices slipped for a third...

On Thursday, the European Parliament (EP) approved updated regulations regarding “mitigating security threats from foreign investments,” according to the EP press office. The proposal received approval with 378 votes for, 173 opposed, and 24 abstaining. The EP communiqué stated that with the new...

The price index for polished diamonds weighing 1 carat increased by 0.7 percent in April, according to Rapaport, the organization that computes the industry benchmark known as the RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI). In February, the downward trend in prices switched, as the index increased for the first...

President Donald Trump has signaled that his administration is pursuing a “fair trade deal” with China, even as the legacy of a protracted trade war—with mutual tariffs of up to 145 percent on Chinese goods and 125 percent on U.S. exports—casts a long shadow over negotiations. Trump’s recent...

President Donald Trump’s proclamation of a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States has ignited alarm and uncertainty among non-U.S. filmmakers who rely on the lucrative American market. Announced via his social platform, Truth Social, the measure is aimed at countering what Trump...

The Financial Times reports that MBS Global Investments, a family office based in Dubai, plans to invest $8.8 billion over five years to establish a financial center in the Maldives. Moosa Zameer, the Finance Minister of the island nation, stated that substantial investments are essential for the...

The eight OPEC+ nations have once more chosen to hasten the elimination of previous voluntary limits on oil output of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) and to boost it by 411,000 bpd starting in June, according to two sources knowledgeable about the matter. The earlier plan anticipated an increase...