* Declining ore grades and few new projects hinder growth * No major new mines anticipated soon; last was in 2022 * Investments focus on enhancing processing capacity By Marco Aquino LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Peruvian copper production is expected to remain flat in 2025 for the third straight year, according to the country's top mining association and industry...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares hit a fresh three-month low on Friday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data that could either ease or worsen concerns about stubbornly high price pressures, while the dollar towered at two-year peaks. European markets are set for a lower open, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures down a sizeable 1%. Nasdaq futures fell 0.6%, while S&P 500...

* US spending on luxury brands down 6% on year * Luxury demand fragile after US election * Moves could erode profit margins By Mimosa Spencer PARIS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including $3,000-and-up handbags and $4,000-and-up cashmere jackets, major marketers of designer and luxury merchandise are broadening their product lines...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares hit a fresh three-month low on Friday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data that could either ease or worsen concerns about stubbornly high price pressures, while the dollar towered at two-year peaks. European markets are set for a lower open, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures down a sizeable 1%. Nasdaq futures fell 0.6%, while S&P 500...