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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel with French President Macron to Beijing for a joint meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, having said the European Union must reduce its economic dependence on China.
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Revenue from Australia's exports of critical minerals like lithium and nickel will nearly equal the current second-biggest export earner coal by 2028 as the global energy transition gathers pace, the government said in an update of its five-year outlook.
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Oil prices surged after OPEC+ producers announced a surprise round of output cuts, a potentially ominous sign for global inflation just days after a slowdown in US price data had boosted market optimism.
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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
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Gold prices bounced back on Monday as the dollar trimmed its initial gains that were driven by bets that OPEC's surprise output cuts could jack up global energy prices and force central banks to hike interest rates.