Spot gold jumped 1.3 percent to $4,566.80 per ounce

The achievement also reaffirmed Japan’s position as one of Vietnam’s largest and most stable trading partners at a time of continued volatility in the global economy.

The US banking industry is warning that President Donald Trump’s plans to lower credit card costs would make credit less available and hurt consumers and businesses.

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will soon join a US-led initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg told Reuters in an interview.

The dollar gained on Friday after data showed slower than expected US jobs growth, suggesting the Federal Reserve could leave interest rates unchanged later this month.

China's so-called 'AI tiger' startups MiniMax and Zhipu AI had strong debuts on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this week

Trump also made the pledge during the campaign for the 2024 election

India signed or operationalised four trade agreements last year

The EU and India’s trade chiefs said Friday after talks that they were getting closer to a trade deal between the 27-nation bloc and the world’s most populous nation.

Oil prices rose 2 percent on Friday on growing supply worries linked to intensifying protests in oil-producing Iran and an escalation of attacks in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Gold prices rose on Friday and were on track for a weekly gain, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected US payrolls data along with broader policy and geopolitical uncertainty.

India’s rice exports jumped 19.4 percent last year to the second-highest on record after New Delhi lifted all export curbs, making shipments more competitive, government and industry officials told Reuters on Saturday.

German group Bosch presented a new feature for its fully automated 800 Series coffee machine (sold from $1,700) that can be synchronized with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant.

Trump said oil companies would "deal with us directly"

Brussels is pressing to seal an agreement with New Delhi

Leading Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI soared as it went public in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before rival MiniMax also makes its market debut in a litmus test for the country’s rapidly developing sector.

Nvidia is requiring full upfront payment from Chinese customers seeking its H200 artificial intelligence chips, hedging it against ongoing uncertainty over Beijing’s approval of the shipments, said two people briefed on the matter.

Growth in the artificial intelligence and defense sectors will boost global copper demand 50 percent by 2040, but supplies are expected to fall short by more than 10 million metric tons annually without more recycling and mining, the consultancy S&P Global said on Thursday.

Garment makers discuss bilateral trade with the Uruguayan ambassador in Dhaka

The global lender issued a statement today