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Dollar weakens on ‘Trump trade’ doubts

Closely watched poll shows unexpected groundswell of support for Kamala Harris in Republican-leaning Iowa

Hamas after Sinwar: what is left?

Israel believes it has shattered the group’s military force in Gaza but the remnants will be harder to destroy

BoE expected to cut interest rates despite looser fiscal policy

UK central bank focused on longer-term picture of slowing inflation even as Budget predicted to increase near-term demand

The minister taking a chainsaw to Argentina’s statute book

Deregulation tsar Federico Sturzenegger targets country’s entire body of law in bid to create world’s freest economy

UK MPs plan to grill Shein boss over labour practices

Business select committee intends to summon fast-fashion brands over workers’ rights as soon as January

The US economic boom is a mirage

Its lopsided, brittle quality helps explain why so many Americans will cast votes in anger

Does Gen Z have it tougher than previous generations?

Young Britons are finding it harder than ever before to achieve financial independence — here’s why

Germany’s top economic panel gripped by strife amid internal lawsuit

Council of Economic Experts is grappling with dispute with one member over how to address potential conflicts of interest

Traders braced for volatility and volume as US election night nears

Banks plan staggered shifts and downtown hotel rooms for suburb dwellers to staff floors around tight race outcome

The dark last days of Donald Trump’s election campaign

If the Republican loses, it will reflect his reluctance to appeal to the centre. But if he wins, he will ...

Wall Street frenzy creates $11bn debt market for AI groups buying Nvidia chips

Huge loans for ‘neocloud’ groups raise concern over chipmaker’s dominance of artificial intelligence market

Pakistan loses its edge in supplying China with sesame seeds

Companies squeezed by falling prices as other countries compete to cultivate crop prized in Chinese kitchens

Mattel CEO: ‘Nobody wants to feel they’re making a glorified commercial’

After the success of ‘Barbie’, Ynon Kreiz plans to turn the company’s toy brands into a ‘playground’ for filmmakers

Foreign investors fear India’s stock market boom may be over

International investors pull out more than $10bn from Indian stocks as index records largest fall since March 2020

The week ahead in Asia

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Maia Sandu on course to win second term as Moldovan president

Pro-EU leader ahead in preliminary results of run-off against Russia-backed candidate amid claims of outside meddling

OPEC+ delays supply restart again as crude prices struggle

“OPEC+ showed it couldn’t ignore the current macroeconomic economic realities centered on China and Europe, which point to weaker oil ...

Harris won’t say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reforms

The initiative, if passed, would make the crime of shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increase penalties for some ...

BBC chair calls for overhaul of UK broadcasting rules

Samir Shah wants regulatory regime improved so public service broadcasters can act with ‘agility, flexibility, and pace’

‘Buy now, pay later’ group Affirm launches in the UK

Move comes as British government looks to bring the popular borrowing method under FCA rules

England’s dangerous cladding could cost £22bn to rectify, watchdog finds

Ministers must ‘manage risks’ to limit taxpayers’ exposure to £5.1bn already budgeted, says report

Prediction markets suddenly shift away from Trump as campaign enters final stretch

Less than a week ago, Donald Trump looked like a safe bet on prediction markets, but not anymore. Read More

Trump says he doesn’t mind reporters being shot and regrets leaving White House after 2020 loss

“I have this piece of glass here. but all we have really over here is the fake news. And to ...

57% of North Carolina’s voters have already cast ballots with hurricane-hit areas outpacing rest of state

Turnout in the 25 western counties affected by Hurricane Helene was stronger than the rest of the state at 58.9%. ...

Opec+ members delay planned rise in oil production

Cartel to leave output curbs in place an extra month in effort to boost anaemic crude prices

China piles pressure on rich people and companies to cough up taxes

Authorities rush to find ways to fill government coffers depleted by property sector slump

Last-minute voters could decide the election, and they’re breaking toward Harris in these swing states

The latest New York Times/Siena College poll shows that among voters who decided in the last few days, Harris has ...

Polymarket favors Trump to win the election. Can the site—and its 26-year-old founder—really offer reliable predictions?

Polymarket has hired polling superstar Nate Silver and is now a must-read for politicos. But who is behind it, and ...

Poll with oracle-like status delivers stunning warning for Trump and could signal Harris surge in Midwest

“It’s hard for anybody to say they saw this coming. She has clearly leaped into a leading position.”  Read More

Wall Street’s eyes are on the election, its money not so much

“We are not positioning for an outcome in the election because it is a coin flip. It does not make ...