Bloomberg Leftist Gabriel Boric was elected president of Chile by a larger-than-expected margin, giving him a mandate to push for higher taxes, greener industries and greater equality after a contest focused on discontent over an investor-friendly economy that has left many behind. The former student protest leader won 56% of the vote, beating conservative rival Jose Antonio Kast’s 44%. ...

  Bloomberg India’s lower house of parliament approved legislation seeking to link electoral rolls with a nationwide digital identity database to stop fraudulent voting despite protests from the opposition and civil society groups, who allege the move violates citizens’ privacy. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill was introduced and approved within hours in the Lok Sabha via a voice vote amid ...

    Bloomberg Ukraine’s former President Petro Poroshenko is suspected of state treason for purchasing coal from the country’s separatist areas, his ally told local media. A prosecutor signed a notice of suspicion for Poroshenko, who is now traveling abroad, Oleksandr Turchynov told a televised briefing. Poroshenko is expected back in Ukraine after holidays, said Turchynov, who denied any wrongdoing ...

  Bloomberg Just as firms wrestle with a global supply chain crisis and fresh pandemic restrictions, companies in the UK and European Union face another looming headache: More post-Brexit red tape. From January 1, companies importing goods into Britain from the EU will be required to make full customs declarations. Food products will also have be pre-registered on an IT ...

  Bloomberg The unemployment rate fell in nearly every US state last month, including in eight states where it dropped to a record low. Nebraska, with a jobless rate of 1.8%, had the lowest in the country, followed closely by Utah at 2.1%, according to Labour Department data. Arkansas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wisconsin also posted record lows. ...

  Bloomberg The low availability of nuclear plants in France is causing power prices to soar, crushing the competitiveness of the nation’s companies, according to the Uniden trade group that represents energy-intensive industries. Electricite de France SA this week announced new or extended outages at four of the nation’s 56 nuclear reactors during winter, when demand peaks. Available nuclear capacity ...

  Bloomberg Germany’s federal government plans to sell the second-highest amount of debt on record next year, as aggressive spending to offset the impact of coronavirus pandemic continues. Debt issuance will shrink to about 410 billion euros ($464 billion) in 2022, compared with a record of around 480 billion euros this year, according to the German finance agency’s issuance plan. ...

  Bloomberg Denmark now sees its economic growth matching the fastest pace in almost three decades, predicting an outbreak of the new virus variant won’t derail a boom in the Nordic nation. Gross domestic product will probably expand by 3.9% this year, up from a previous forecast of 3.8%, the finance ministry said in a statement. The forecast, that would ...

  Bloomberg Argentina is putting a ceiling on exports of corn and wheat in a fresh bid by the leftist government to quell food inflation at home. The government will first decide how much of the grains are needed in Argentina, and then proceed to stop exporters from registering shipments that’d jeopardise those domestic supplies, according to a resolution published ...

  Bloomberg Monday’s Asia trading session took on a decisively risk-off tone: US stock index futures fell, Treasuries gained and risk-sensitive currencies slid as investors fretted over fresh lockdowns to slow the new variant. Senator Joe Manchin’s rejection of the US spending package at the heart of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda heaped fresh fuel to the fire with market ...