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Image for Prince Harry's war against UK press reaches showdown with Daily Mail case

Finance

Prince Harry's war against UK press reaches showdown with Daily Mail case

Image for French PM announces new budget plans in bid to break deadlock

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French PM announces new budget plans in bid to break deadlock

Image for Exclusive-South Korea's $350 billion US investment unlikely to kick off in H1, Finance Minister says

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Exclusive-South Korea's $350 billion US investment unlikely to kick off in H1, Finance Minister says

Image for Taiwan aims to be strategic AI partner in US tariff deal

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Taiwan aims to be strategic AI partner in US tariff deal

Image for UK statistics body says it will decide in summer on launch timing for improved employment survey

UK statistics body says it will decide in summer on launch timing for improved employment survey

Date: January 16, 2026

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Office for National Statistics is preparing contingency plans to delay the launch of its overhauled labour market survey by up to six months, Bloomberg News reported on...

Image for Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China

Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China

Date: January 16, 2026

By Lewis Jackson, Melanie Burton and Amy Lv BEIJING/MELBOURNE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The proposed tie-up between Rio Tinto and Glencore could require asset sales to secure regulatory approval from top...

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Morning Bid: How much more yen jawboning before intervention?

Date: January 16, 2026

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Markets were set to end the week on a high on Friday as the artificial intelligence trade regained momentum, but more crucially for...

Image for France says US action against Greenland could endanger EU trade, FT reports

France says US action against Greenland could endanger EU trade, FT reports

Date: January 16, 2026

Jan 16 (Reuters) - France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure has warned U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that any move to seize Greenland would amount to a "crossed line" endangering Europe's...

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BBC to strike content deal with YouTube, FT reports

Date: January 16, 2026

Jan 16 (Reuters) - The BBC plans to produce programmes for YouTube for the first time, marking a major strategic shift as it seeks to recapture audiences moving to U.S. tech platforms, the Financial...

Image for Iberdrola commissions $1.65 billion Canada-U.S. power interconnection

Iberdrola commissions $1.65 billion Canada-U.S. power interconnection

Date: January 16, 2026

MADRID, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Spain's Iberdrola said on Friday it has commissioned a $1.65 billion Canada-US power interconnection carrying enough hydroelectric power from Quebec to the New England...