Traders placed a roughly $580 million bet on falling oil prices shortly before President Donald Trump announced a pause on planned strikes against Iran, according to an exclusive report by Financial Times.

South Korea’s foreign reserves declined for a second straight month in January as authorities took steps to stabilize the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Korea said on Wednesday.

Ryanair said it will raise fares after reporting a sharp fall in quarterly profits, following a fine imposed by Italy’s competition authority for abusing its market position.

China’s population has declined for a fourth consecutive year, recording its lowest birthrate since 1949 despite continued government efforts to encourage higher fertility.

Tesla’s car sales in Germany dropped sharply in December, nearly halving compared with the same month a year earlier, according to data released by Germany’s road traffic authority KBA.

Xiaomi shares fell after co-founder and vice-chairman Lin Bin announced plans to sell up to US$2 billion of his shares starting December 2026, raising investor concerns over future supply.

Meesho shares fell sharply for the third consecutive session on December 23, 2025, dropping more than 8% to Rs 185.34. Over the past three sessions, the stock has lost over 21% of its value, erasing some of the gains from its initial post-IPO rally.

Shares of Dutch health technology company Philips (PHG.AS) fell more than 7% on Thursday, marking their biggest decline in nearly 10 months, following comments from CEO Roy Jakobs at Citi’s Global Healthcare Conference.

European stocks opened lower on Monday and Wall Street futures signalled further declines as markets reacted to comments from the Bank of Japan suggesting a possible rate hike. The yen strengthened sharply, and Japanese government bond yields rose, adding pressure to global risk appetite.