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BOJ to consider 'pros and cons' of rate increase at December meeting, Ueda says – Reuters
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Ireland’s manufacturing sector activity expands again in November
(Alliance News) – Ireland’s manufacturing activity expanded in November, with firms also expressing an optimistic outlook for the next year, S&P Global reported Monday.
The AIB Ireland manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.8 in November, up from 50.9 in October.
A reading above the 50.0 neutral mark indicates an overall increase in business activity from the previous month, while a reading below signals a contraction.
David McNamara, AIB chief economist, said: “The improvement in manufacturing conditions in November was driven by strong gains in current output and new orders…Output saw renewed growth in November, with respondents citing stronger demand conditions. This was also reflected in a first rise in export orders in four months.”
Despite this, S&P Global reported that hiring activity in Ireland’s manufacturing sector “broadly halted” during November with the increase in hiring activity at the weakest level seen over the past 12-month period of growth.
Furthermore, price increases were prevalent as producers faced greater cost pressures.
Looking ahead, business confidence in the sector strengthened to an 11-month high, with optimism stemming from an anticipated improvement in sales and new contacts over the coming year.
S&P Global compiles the PMI each month using survey responses from a panel of around 250 manufacturers.
By Elijah Dale, Alliance News senior reporter Asia-Pacific
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Dollar braces for crucial December with Fed meeting, Powell's successor pick – Reuters
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Assessing Revolve Group After a 9.3% Rally and Shifting Consumer Spending Trends
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Wondering if Revolve Group stock is a bargain or if there is more risk than reward? Let’s dig into what has been happening and what it might mean for value-focused investors.
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Shares have rebounded nearly 9.3% over the last month, but are still down 28.0% year-to-date and 33.0% over the past year. This signals both volatility and renewed investor interest.
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In recent weeks, headlines have highlighted shifting consumer spending trends and evolving online shopping habits. Both of these factors have contributed to the stock’s recent upswing. Expanding influencer partnerships and speculation over retail sector consolidation have also kept Revolve Group in the spotlight.
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If you are looking at valuation, the company currently scores 0 out of 6 on our valuation checklist. There is plenty to unpack about the methods behind that result. Stick around as we break down different valuation approaches and reveal an even better way to get the full picture at the end.
Revolve Group scores just 0/6 on our valuation checks. See what other red flags we found in the full valuation breakdown.
A Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model calculates a company’s intrinsic value by projecting its future cash flows and discounting them back to today’s value. This helps investors estimate what the business is truly worth right now, based on its expected ability to generate cash in the future.
For Revolve Group, current Free Cash Flow is $66.6 million. Analysts forecast Free Cash Flow to be $62.05 million by 2026, and Simply Wall St projects values out to 2035, primarily extrapolating from available data after 2029. Over the next decade, the company’s cash flows are expected to stay within a tight range, hovering just above $60 million annually.
Using this 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity model, the estimated intrinsic share value comes to $14.70. Compared to the current market price, this suggests the stock is about 64.5 percent overvalued.
Result: OVERVALUED
Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests Revolve Group may be overvalued by 64.5%. Discover 914 undervalued stocks or create your own screener to find better value opportunities.
RVLV Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025 Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for Revolve Group.
The Price-to-Earnings (PE) ratio is often the go-to valuation metric for companies that are consistently profitable, like Revolve Group. It offers a quick way to gauge how much investors are willing to pay for each dollar of earnings. This is especially useful for businesses with a steady track record of profitability.
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GovStack opens call for DPI training and challenge for govtech women leaders
GovStack, an open-source community, has just launched an open call for the Women in GovTech challenge.
Themed around Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the challenge entails training and mentorship, collaborative design sprints, and opportunities to showcase prototypes that emerge from this challenge.
Currently recruiting for the third cohort, this challenge follows successful editions in 2023-24 and 2025.
The challenge is a joint initiative by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Bank, and the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UN ODET), with support from UNDP.
What it is
The challenge brings together women innovators and digital leaders from around the world to co-design and prototype solutions that make DPI more inclusive, people-centred, and sustainable.
The programme continues to grow as a platform for learning, networking, and action, helping women shape the future of GovTech through open collaboration and global exchange.
Programme at a glance
The focus this year: moving beyond design to prototyping and real-world implementation pathways, to empower women to build citizen-centric digital government services.
Key themes include:
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Partnerships include: World Bank, UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UN-ODET), UNDP, academic partner University College London (UCL) IIPP, and the Open Source Ecosystem Enabler (OSEE) initiative.
Why it matters
Digital transformation is reshaping how governments serve their citizens, but women remain underrepresented in GovTech leadership and innovation.
The Women in GovTech challenge aims to close this gap by supporting women-led solutions that enhance inclusion, digital trust, and accessibility in public digital systems.
By combining technical mentorship, peer learning, and exposure to real-world DPI challenges, the programme equips participants with the knowledge and confidence to lead change in their institutions and communities.
Who can apply
The challenge is open to women from all regions and sectors who are ready to make digital governance more inclusive.
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Mentees: Women working in government, private sector, civil society or academia. Background is no bar. (roles might include project coordinator, service designer, policy/legal advisor, user research specialist, solution architect, developer/tech specialist).
Language of delivery: English.
Time commitment: approx. 1.5 hours/week for lectures, + 1 hour for networking sessions (3 weeks out of 6), plus optional office hours and + 2 hours/week for assignments/group work.
Timelines
- Applications open: 3 November 2025
- Deadline for applications: 7 December 2025
- Selection announcements: 14 January 2026
- Training/Challenge period: February – March 2026 (6-week programme)
- Demo Day (final prototype pitches) – end of March 2026
- Graduation & alumni induction: Early April 2026
What participants can expect to gain:
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Hands-on experience designing and building digital government services with a modular/ building-block approach.
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Deepened understanding of DPI Safeguards (inclusion, equity, safety) and how to embed them from the start.
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Opportunities to pitch functional prototypes to ecosystem partners, with potential pathways toward implementation.
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Access to an international network of women practitioners and leaders in GovTech, and inclusion in the alumni network.
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Certification/recognition: Participants who complete all requirements receive a certificate of completion (and all participants a certificate of participation).
How to get started
Applications for the third cohort are now open until December 7, 2025.
Interested participants can apply via the official website: https://govstack.global/govstackwomen-in-govtech-challenge-wigtc-2026/
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GovStack is a global multi-stakeholder initiative that promotes a DPI approach, empowering governments to design and implement their own scalable, interoperable, and citizen-centric digital public services using a modular architecture based on reusable digital building blocks.
The initiative was founded by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the governments of Estonia and Germany, and the Digital Impact Alliance at the United Nations Foundation in 2020.
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South Korea's factory activity shrinks again on weak demand, PMI shows – Reuters
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AUB Shares Tumble on End of $3.44 Billion Private-Equity Interest
By Stuart Condie
SYDNEY--AUB Group shares tumbled to an eight-month low after a private-equity consortium walked back a US$3.44 billion buyout offer following weeks of exclusive due diligence on the Australian insurance broker.
After an hour of Monday's session, the stock was down by 18% at 30.69 Australian dollars, equivalent to about US$20.10.
The drop came after AUB said EQT Group and CVC Capital Partners had indicated they wouldn't formalize their A$45-a-share indicative proposal.
AUB said that discussions had ended and that its board still believed A$45 a share was an appropriate price.
"The recent due diligence process, while demanding, has reaffirmed our confidence in our improvement initiatives and long-term growth prospects," AUB Chief Executive Michael Emmett said.
Monday's fall took the stock to its lowest level since April, and below the A$32.10 it was at prior to Australian media reports of an all-cash proposal by Sweden's EQT.
AUB confirmed the unsolicited proposal on Oct. 28 and granted EQT exclusive due diligence. On Nov. 10, AUB said that EQT had formed a consortium with CVC.
Write to Stuart Condie at stuart.condie@wsj.com
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2-Year JGB Yield Hits 1.000% for First Time in 17 Years – The Wall Street Journal
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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. ISM, ADP Data in -2-
The Philippines’s headline CPI likely eased slightly to 1.6% on year in November, ANZ Research economists wrote. Continued rice price deflation should keep food inflation contained, while a modest rise in electricity tariffs is expected to lift utilities inflation marginally, they said.
Taiwan
Taiwan is scheduled to release consumer inflation data for November, which will be watched for signs that price pressures on the island remain subdued.
Though inflation picked up in October, it touched a four-year low in September and has been on a general downward trend over the past months, staying below the 2% level closely watched by the central bank.
The central bank expects full-year inflation to come in at 1.75%, down from 2.18% in 2024.
The government expects a cooler print too, having recently revised its 2025 CPI forecast to 1.67% from 1.76%. At the same time, it raised growth forecasts for the year amid easing trade tensions and strong export growth in the face of tariffs.
If November's CPI print signals a benign backdrop, that could shape market expectations of when the central bank will decide to start lowering interest rates.
Economists at ING expect CPI to moderate to 1.3% on year. But though inflation has remained below 2% since May, they reckon the central bank will remain on hold at its last meeting of the year in December amid stronger-than-expected economic growth.
South Korea
South Korea is scheduled to release trade and inflation data on Monday and Tuesday.
Export growth from Asia's fourth largest economy likely picked up in November amid brisk semiconductor demand. A Wall Street Journal poll of seven economists forecasts a 6.7% on-year increase in overseas shipments, up from a revised 3.5% rise in October.
Imports likely rose 2.9% on year, resulting in an estimated $8 billion trade surplus in November, compared with October's revised $6 billion surplus, the poll showed.
Semiconductors likely led export growth, with shipments of autos and car parts to the U.S. also rebounding after a U.S. tariff cut to 15% from 25% on most Korean goods, including vehicles, said Citi Research economist Jin-Wook Kim.
Headline inflation in November likely stayed above the central bank's 2.0% target for a third consecutive month. A WSJ poll of nine economists forecasts a 2.4% on-year CPI increase, unchanged from October.
Higher fuel costs likely added to inflationary pressure, amid rising oil-import prices and a weaker won, the economists say. On a monthly basis, CPI likely edged down 0.2% in November after a 0.3% gain in October, the poll showed. The Bank of Korea recently raised its 2025 inflation forecast to 2.1% from 2.0%.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is set to release October retail data on Monday. Investors will be watching for clues about consumer demand in Asia's financial hub.
Retail sales returned to growth in September after a prolonged slump, though sentiment is expected to be dented after a fire this week that killed at least 94 people in Hong Kong.
Any references to days are in local times.
Write to Jessica Fleetham at jessica.fleetham@wsj.com and Jihye Lee at jihye.lee@wsj.com
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Lundin Mining Announces Updated Share Capital and Provides Update on Share Buybacks
Lundin Mining Announces Updated Share Capital and Provides Update on Share Buybacks
November 30, 2025
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 30, 2025 /CNW/ – (TSX: LUN) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUMI) Lundin Mining Corporation (“Lundin Mining” or the “Company”) reports the following updated share capital and voting rights, in accordance with the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. View PDF version
The number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company decreased by 808,293 to 855,747,541 common shares with voting rights as of November 30, 2025. The decrease in the number of issued and outstanding shares from October 31, 2025 to date is the result of share buybacks completed under the normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”), offset by the exercise of employee stock options or the vesting of employee share units.
Normal Course Issuer Bid
Under the Company’s shareholder distribution policy, the Company is committed to allocating up to US$150 million in annual share buybacks through the NCIB program. So far during 2025, Lundin Mining has acquired 13,629,000 common shares at a cost of approximately US$122 million.
About Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining is a diversified base metals mining company with operations or projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the United States of America, primarily producing copper, gold and nickel.
The information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of Lundin Mining under the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out below on November 30, 2025 at 16:00 Pacific Time.
SOURCE Lundin Mining Corporation

For further information, please contact: Stephen Williams, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1 604 806 3074; Robert Eriksson, Investor Relations Sweden, +46 8 440 54 50
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