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Bessent calls for World Bank reforms, including upstream oil and gas financing

Bessent calls for World Bank reforms, including upstream oil and gas financing

BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a long list of demands for the World Bank…

October 15, 2026

Dollar retreats from 18-month high as Treasury yields dip; Fed hike bets ease

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The dollar slipped from an 18-month peak on Thursday as a…

October 15, 2026

EU leaders to tackle China exports, energy prices, budget at summit

By Philip Blenkinsop and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - European Union leaders convene in Brussels on Thursday for…

October 15, 2026

ByteDance nears chip supply deal with MediaTek for data centres, Bloomberg News reports

Oct 15 (Reuters) - ByteDance is close to an agreement with MediaTek to secure semiconductors for its data center operations,…

October 15, 2026

Exclusive-SK Hynix conditions new US factory on more US chip equipment exports to China, sources say

By Karen Freifeld and Hyunjoo Jin NEW YORK/SEOUL Oct 14 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix is seeking approval from…

October 15, 2026

IMF warns of slowing Asian growth, spillover from rising yields

By Leika Kihara BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday projected Asia's economic growth would moderate…

October 15, 2026

IMF warns of slowing Asian growth, spillover from rising yields

By Leika Kihara BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday projected Asia's economic growth would moderate…

October 15, 2026

At Anthropic pre-IPO meet: ‘Thinking’ caps, surging revenue, no human extinction

By Milana Vinn and Krystal Hu NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Anthropic told prospective investors on Wednesday that…

October 15, 2026

OpenAI employee who left for Apple took files about unreleased device, OpenAI alleges

By Stephen Nellis and Deepa Seetharaman NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - An OpenAI employee who left the ChatGPT maker…

October 15, 2026

Exclusive-Fed's Daly says rate hikes likely needed, but not urgently

By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will probably need to increase short-term interest rates…

October 15, 2026