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Taiwan aims to be strategic AI partner in US tariff deal
Date: January 16, 2026
By Wen-Yee Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan aims to become a close strategic partner with the United States in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) after striking a deal to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
