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Trump overtakes Biden as favourite to win US elections: Betfair Exchange

Trump's odds, reflecting wagers matched on the peer-to-peer betting network, stood at evens, versus 21-20 for Biden

Germany raises 6.5 billion euros from first-ever green bond, says report

Germany raised €6.5 billion from the bond, after investors queued up for over €33 billion, its finance agency said in a statement

Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030

Unilever's total greenhouse gas footprint is about 100 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents globally

Iraq seeks exemption from OPEC deal curbing oil production in Q1 2021

Abdul Jabbar said last month that Iraq would cut its oil production by an additional 400,000 bpd in August and September to compensate for its overproduction in the three previous months

Rolls-Royce says demand for luxury cars recovering due to sales in Asia

Torsten Muller-Otvos said the demand meant Rolls-Royce was the first car company to resume car production in the United Kingdom on May 4

Spain's unemployment rises amid new Covid outbreaks, tourist restrictions

The number of jobless people rose by 0.79% in August, bringing the total of people out of work in Spain to 3.80 million people and bringing to a halt a positive trend that began in May

India's August gold imports doubles to hit eight-month peak: Report

Gold imports in August nearly doubled from a year ago to the highest level in eight months on an improvement in investment demand and as some jewellers restocked after New Delhi eased lockdowns

China suspends barley imports from Australia's largest grain exporter

CBH denied the charge as it said it would work with Australia's government to overturn the ruling

India's sugar crop faces delays with Covid-19 raging throughout nation

India's sugar harvest begins in October, when other major producers are winding down

Amazon makes India centre of fintech push, adds gold, insurance services

To boost online payments, Amazon launched its Amazon Pay digital wallet in 2016

Global Markets: Stocks gain on US manufacturing survey, stimulus hopes

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.25% while Japan's Nikkei advanced 0.35%

Yoshihide Suga as Japan's next premier may be tough partner for BOJ

Suga is a safe pair of hands and has a thorough knowledge of the Bank of Japan's policy framework, but he also knows how to pressure the bank into action

Citi Group receives domestic fund custody licence from Chinese regulator

A Citigroup China unit has received a domestic fund custody licence from China Securities Regulatory Commission, the bank said, latest foreign financial firm to expand its presence in mainland China

PayPal entry punishes Australia's pricey buy-now-pay-later stocks

Shares in Australia's Afterpay Ltd tumbled for a second day, as the entry of PayPal into the buy-now-pay-later sector sent investors scrambling to re-price its frothy stocks

US seeks Mexico talks over perishable imports in bid bolster US farmers

Trump administration announced plans to seek senior-level talks with Mexico over imports of perishable fruits and vegetable as part of a broader series of actions meant to bolster US farmers

Oil rises after US inventories draw, optimism of economic recovery

Brent crude futures were up 33 cents at $45.91 a barrel as of 0034 GMT, extending gains into a third day

Gold ticks up on weaker dollar; solid US manufacturing data caps gains

Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as the dollar weakened, although upbeat US manufacturing data lifted hopes about global economic recovery and curbed demand for the safe-haven metal

Exxon Mobil considering global job cuts as pandemic hurts: Spokesman

Exxon Mobil Corp is assessing possible job cuts across its worldwide operations, a spokesman said on Wednesday, after the company announced a voluntary job reduction programme in Australia

Australia Q2 GDP shrinks at record pace; Covid pushes nation into recession

Fresh outbreaks threaten to upend an already bumpy road to recovery and pile pressure on the government to keep fiscal taps open

Global Markets: Asian shares set to rise as recovery comes into focus

Investors in Asia await Australia's gross domestic product data, which is expected to confirm the economy fell into its deepest slump since the Great Depression