U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources familiar with his plans told Reuters, but will attend the World Expo 2025 in Osaka,

Benchmark 10-year interest rates are up 2-3 bp in Europe, even UK Gilts, and are mostly 8-10 bp higher on the week. The 10-year Gilt yield is up about 3 bp this week. The 10-year US Treasury yield is up a little more than three basis points today,

The Trump administration is tightening its grip on foreign ownership of farmland amid continuing concerns over Chinese investment in America’s heartland.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Thursday met with former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in Beijing. During the meeting, Ding said that strengthening cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect,

The ringgit ended the week lower against the US dollar today as stronger US economic data fuelled demand for the greenback. This came

The U.S. and China have reached an agreement — again — to deescalate trade tensions. China is making it easier for U.S. companies crucial magnets and rare earths materials.

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Xu Zewei has been arrested on charges that he is a member of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Hafnium (Silk Typhoon).

Washington and Beijing have signed a trade agreement that will make it easier for American firms to obtain magnets and rare earth minerals from China that are critical to manufacturing and microchip production.