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Morning Bid: RBNZ throws markets a curveball

Germany set for record trade deficit with Asia-Pacific in 2026, report says

Arrivals at Downing Street ahead of UK budget

Insurer Mapfre's core markets drive profit growth, offsetting Colombia earthquake losses

After a leaderless student-led protest movement swept Serbia's former President Aleksandar Vucic from power in a historic snap election on October 25, the country is waiting to hear who it will appoint to govern. Here are some of the prominent candidates on the shortlist

Volkswagen, in strategy shift, plans to globalise China-developed technology

In Asia’s richest family, which controls the oil-to-retail Reliance empire, Mukesh Ambani shed tears of pride as the telecom and digital unit run by his eldest son Akash made its market debut, capping the 35-year-old’s meteoric rise

Hegseth reassures Southeast Asia of US commitment, pledges stronger defence ties

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to reassure Southeast Asian counterparts of Washington’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific, pledging that Washington would defend its interests and those of its allies and partners

Three South Korean financial firms including Bithumb report data breaches, Yonhap says

🔊 Neocloud stocks have sold off, and so has their unsecured debt, in recent weeks. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate whether the damage can be contained and if cracks in AI's plumbing could further hit Anthropic's slowing growth

China's proposed artificial intelligence export curbs will push a business model favored by Beijing and the industry's biggest players: keeping valuable technology at home while selling access to it abroad as rivalry with the US intensifies

From its origins as Nazi Germany’s 'people’s car' to becoming the world’s second-largest automaker, Volkswagen has repeatedly reinvented itself. Now, it faces what could be the biggest restructuring in its 89-year history

Grand jury declines to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, source says

Young protesters across Europe tell @Reuters what is driving them to the streets, from worries about their future to frustration with leaders they say aren’t listening

Healey seeks to steer UK through 'difficult moment' with low-key budget

Australia's Star Entertainment fined $183 million for anti-money laundering law breaches

India's top money managers are launching a flurry of funds in a tax-neutral hub to absorb the record sums that domestic investors are sending overseas, frustrated by weak returns at home and craving exposure to AI-related assets

China is now supporting more people aged 65 and above than children, underscoring the impact of its rapidly ageing population and a declining birth rate

US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing five