A seventh US soybean cargo was loaded over the past weekend

China has issued the first batch of new rare earth export licences that should accelerate shipments to certain customers, a source said on Tuesday, fulfilling a key outcome of the summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

The purchase will be made under government-to-government arrangement

The agreement means Britain will be exempted from hefty US tariffs imposed on pharma imports

Spot gold fell 0.4 percent to $4,216.13 per ounce

Many Chinese legacy automakers also watched their sales collapse – and responded by flooding the world with fossil-fuel vehicles they couldn't sell at home.

The goods had been stuck at the port for four days

Expatriates sent home $2.88 billion in the 11th month of the year

TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is investing $165 billion in the United States to build factories in Arizona

Spot gold was down 0.1 percent to $4,225.91 per ounce

In China, the world's largest manufacturer, factory activity slipped back into contraction,

A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars.

Several airlines said the repairs could cause flight delays or cancellations

Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $4,153.49 per ounce

Chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google's Gemini have become part of the mix

November and December typically account for a third of US retailers' annual profits

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One

The 17 key elements will play a vital role in the global economy in coming years

Expectations for the fourth quarter have been halved, he said, forecasting growth of 1.5% to 2%, with an expected rise in manufacturing jobs to boost the scenario for 2026.

Relief for manufacturers is unlikely to come soon