
Economic news


China’s Tencent to make first bond sale in four years as AI race intensifies
The company is the latest Chinese tech group to raise renminbi-denominated debt


Oil and gas groups spend $500bn a year ‘to stand still’ as fields decline, says IEA
Report marks a shift from energy watchdog that had previously warned of a ‘staggering glut’ of crude

Trump tilts balance of power from investors to CEOs
President’s call to scrap quarterly reports comes as SEC considers curbing shareholder lawsuits

Aluminium prices driven higher by global supply squeeze
China’s production caps have ‘materially changed the market’ and helped push down stocks in warehouses