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On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the dollar strengthened 0.8% against the Japanese yen, 0.5% versus the Australian dollar, 0.3% relative to the Swiss franc, 0.2% vis-a-vis the Canadian dollar and sterling, but only 0.1% against the euro. Share prices rose 0.9% in Japan but just 0.2% in Taiwan and China. (On Saturday, Taiwanese […]

<p>&nbsp;Germany's economy is seen shrinking in 2023 due to persistent inflation, high energy prices, and weak foreign demand. Even so, Germany managed to avoid the risk of recession at the end of the year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gross Domestic Product (KDNK) or GDP shrank by 0.3% throughout 2023, according

<p>&nbsp;Along with Bitcoin's more than 5% drop to $42,736 since the introduction of cash Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in the United States on Thursday, analysts from 10x Research warned that a "sell the news" strategy may be taking place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Markus Thielen has issued a cautiona

<p>Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith defy the prime minister by supporting rightwing challenges to the legislation Rishi Sunak is facing a Conservative meltdown over the Rwanda deportation bill after two deputy chairmen said they would support rebel amendments aimed at blocking international human rights laws. Lee Anderson and Brendan Cla

<p>Isaac Levido tells backbench Tory MPs to end infighting and focus on ‘narrow path’ to general election victory Rishi Sunak’s campaign director has told fractious Conservative MPs to unite or face losing this year’s election in a blunt message designed to rally the backbenches before a long and gruelling campaign. Isaac Levido, the Australi

<p>Ban will come into force on Friday if approved by UK parliament, putting group on par with IS and al-Qaida Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned from organising in UK Hizb ut-Tahrir, the revolutionary Islamist organisation that is to be banned from organising in the UK, has been agitating and recruiting in Britain for […]

<p>Gibraltar Eagle vessel not seriously damaged in assault that raises some doubts over efficacy of UK-US action Middle East crisis – live updates The Iran-backed Houthi militia group has continued to attack commercial shipping, hitting an American-owned container ship with a ballistic missile in defiance of a wave of US and UK strikes on Yem

<p>In unverified video, woman also held captive and speaking under duress says two men have been killed Middle East crisis – latest news updates Hamas has released a video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages and claimed that they were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The video showed a female hostage named in Israeli media […]

<p>Prime minister addresses MPs hours after Yemen-based group fires on another container ship in Red Sea Middle East crisis – live updates Rishi Sunak has said the UK is willing to take military action against Houthi rebels again, hours after the Yemen-based group fired another missile at a container ship in the Red Sea. The […]

<p>Ukraine, Middle East and Taiwan overshadow annual meeting at Davos, with artificial intelligence also high on agenda Growing concern that heightened geopolitical tension could damage an already shaky global economy has dominated the start of the annual gathering of the world’s business and political elite in Davos, Switzerland. Three poten