Iran has pledged to intensify efforts to address economic problems caused by United States sanctions and an oil blockade, while a senior official warned that any further attacks would trigger a "more painful" response. The comments came as military tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated, with U.S. Central Command saying it struck three Iranian tankers on Saturday after Iran's Islamic
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) has kept its oil output policy unchanged for October, the producer group said on Sunday, as members work to establish new production quotas before determining their next steps. The meeting of seven core OPEC+ members - Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan and Oman - comes as the Iran war continues to dis
Nvidia has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for approximately US$12.9 billion, marking one of the chipmaker's largest acquisitions as it expands further into AI software. Founded in 2016, Hugging Face has grown into a popular platform where developers and researchers can discover, share and test AI models and tools. Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said in a
Wall Street ended lower on Friday (Saturday AEST) after stronger-than-expected jobs data boosted expectations that the United States Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at its September policy meeting. All three major U.S. indexes declined in a broad sell-off ahead of the three-day Labor Day weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 272.5 points, or 0.5%, to 53,413.6, while the S
The United States economy added jobs at a much faster pace than expected in August, reversing a summer slowdown in hiring and increasing market expectations for a potential Federal Reserve rate hike this month. Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 162,000 last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The reading was well above the 56,000 increase expected, while the unemplo
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Global government bond markets remained under pressure this week as rising energy prices, persistent inflation concerns and ballooning public debt push borrowing costs to multi-year highs, forcing investors to reassess how they manage fixed-income portfolios. The sell-off has intensified even as major equity markets remain near record levels, creating a divergence between stocks and bonds that
Private United States companies added 38,000 jobs in August, below expectations and marking the slowest monthly gain since January, according to payrolls processor ADP. The increase followed an upwardly revised gain of 46,000 jobs in July and fell short of market expectations of 47,000. Job growth was concentrated in three sectors, with education and health services adding 45,000 positions,
United States employers posted slightly more job openings in July, suggesting the labour market remained relatively resilient despite higher costs weighing on household budgets. Job openings rose to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). Markets had expected the figure to reach 7.3 mil
Australia's economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter, adding to the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia to maintain its tightening bias as inflation remains elevated. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.1% year on year in the June quarter, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday. Markets were expecting growth of 1.8%, while t
United States manufacturing activity eased in August as new orders slowed, while manufacturers continued to warn that higher costs linked to tariffs and the Middle East conflict could weigh on sales. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing PMI fell to 54.6 in August from 55.6 in July, which was the highest reading since May 2022. Economists had expected the index to decline
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