Japan’s largest rice shortage in years exacerbated by sushi-hungry tourists
A plate of nigiri sushi. Newsday Llc | Newsday | Getty Images Sushi, onigiri and yakitori don — Japanese rice is a key staple in many of its iconic dishes, …
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Hedge against political cycles is better investment than AI: Van Eck
A major exchange-traded fund and mutual fund manager finds the winning gold trade isn’t talked about as much as the artificial intelligence trade — but maybe it should be. VanEck …
Are global oil markets heading for a bust as China optimism fizzles?
The RN-Tuapsinsky refinery operated by Rosneft Oil Co. in Tuapse, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As the world’s oil traders and analysts gathered at the …
Oil glut is a dramatic overestimation by markets: Carlyle
An oil pump jack is shown in a field on June 27, 2024 in Stanton, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Global markets are …
The world’s largest steel industry is going through a ‘winter’ amid a supply glut and weak demand
Workers process seamless steel pipes at a production line in Huai ‘an, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 20, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s steel industry has been …
Global commodities’ biggest winners and losers this year
A farmer collecting grain from a combine harvester during the wheat harvest on a farm near Benfleet, UK, on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The …
Gold set for fresh highs ahead of Fed rate decision
An employee handles one kilogram of gold bullion at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Chalinee Thirasupa | Bloomberg | Getty Images …
Gold prices extend gains to hit new record on Fed rate cut optimism
One kilogram gold bullion at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold prices continued to notch …
Tech boom leads global markets through first half of 2024
The unstoppable march of the mega caps, sloth-like central bank pivots, political palpitations aplenty and M&A is back – the first half of 2024 has been another whirlwind in world …
Singapore to lead the gold market, said the World Gold Council
Gold bars Ktsdesign | Science Photo Library SINGAPORE — Singapore is set to become a leading gold hub as trading shifts east, according to the World Gold Council. One key …