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Australia CPI inflation flat in November, under forecasts

[SYDNEY] Australian consumer prices rose by less than forecast in November and core inflation slowed slightly, a hopeful sign inflation might be cooling enough to forestall an increase in interest rat...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's comments come after President Donald Trump dismissed the idea of working with her.

Machado says US told Venezuelan leader to move toward transition

VENEZUELAN opposition leader María Corina Machado said she believes the US has told acting President Delcy Rodríguez to take steps toward an eventual handover of power. 

As part of efforts to diversify its markets beyond the US, India in recent months has forged new free trade alliances with New Zealand, Oman and the UK.

India exporters risk losing US orders without January trade deal

Several gems and jewellery exporters are experimenting with costly workarounds to blunt the impact of the tariff

The oil will be sold at market price, said Trump in a social media post.

Trump says Venezuela to send US up to 50 million barrels of oil

The South American country has the world’s largest proven crude reserves

Saudi Arabia has been trying to attract foreign investors, including by establishing exchange-traded funds with Asian partners in Japan and Hong Kong.

Saudi Arabia to open financial market to all foreign investors next month

The country is more than halfway through an economic plan to reduce its dependence on oil

Chevron is the only Western firm allowed to produce and export crude oil in Venezuela amid American sanctions.

Chevron lines up 11 ships as Venezuela’s dark fleet vanishes

Tankers of the shadow fleet typically turn off or spoof their transponders to disguise their location

A demonstrator displays a sign with an image of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 5, 2026.

Maduro’s immunity claim tests US power to prosecute foreign leaders

NICOLAS Maduro’s first appearance in a US courtroom offered a glimpse of the legal battle ahead over rarely tested questions - chief among them whether he can claim immunity from prosecution.

US President Trump has said the US oil industry could expand operations in Venezuela in less than 18 months.

Trump to meet oil companies at White House about Venezuela

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump will meet with oil company executives at the White House late this week to discuss ways to revive Venezuela’s tattered oil sector, according to three sources fam...

US President Trump has made no secret of his intent to acquiring Greenland for national security purposes.

Trump, advisers discussing options for acquiring Greenland and US military is always an option: White House

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and utilising the US military in furtherance of the goal is “always an option,” the White House said ...

The S&P 500 rose 6.0 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 6,908.03​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 51.1 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 23,446.959.

Wall St opens muted after financials-driven rally

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Tuesday (Jan 6), as investors took a breather after the main indexes posted their biggest intraday gains in weeks in the previous session, while...