Author name: Commodities Market Writer

India’s top iron ore-producing state is increasing quality-control checks after some miners were found to be misrepresenting grades in order to pay lower royalties, according to a document seen by Bloomberg, a crackdown that could hit domestic and export sales.

Standard Chartered Plc. has seen several senior executive departures from its Indian operations as the lender reorganizes its wealth business and shifts away from mass-market retail banking.

The de facto US embassy in Taiwan has published a photo of US and Taiwanese coast guard vessels sailing together, a rare move that appears aimed at reassuring Taipei as China steps up pressure in the region.

Dubai’s financial hub topped 10,000 active registered companies for the first time, underscoring the emirate’s continued success in attracting global firms despite a period of heightened geopolitical tensions in the region.

Traders are holding onto one of Europe’s most popular interest-rate bets, even though it’s been pushed off course time and again this year.

US technology stocks were set to slump, tracking a rout in global semiconductor shares as concerns over artificial intelligence spending were compounded by rising competition from China.