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Asian markets cautious as trade tensions weigh, pound holds gains

Asian investors trod uneasily on Tuesday as concerns over trade and emerging markets drag on confidence but the pound he...

September 11, 2018 3 min read

Swedish Liberal leader auctions shirt off his back to fight nationalism

The leader of Sweden's Liberal party put a blue shirt he wore throughout the campaign up for auction on election day Sun...

September 11, 2018 2 min read

Asian markets hit by fresh trade fears after Trump comments

Donald Trump's latest threat to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports sent Asian markets tumbling Monday on growing fear...

September 10, 2018 3 min read

Nationalists make big gains in Sweden elections

Sweden's anti-immigrant far-right made gains in legislative elections Sunday and vowed to exert "real influence" as king...

September 10, 2018 4 min read
Reforms and transparency needed for Belt and Road success: World Bank

China's global Belt and Road Initiative could boost economies and reduce poverty rates in dozens of developing countries...

World population to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 - UN

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs' World Population Prospects report released on Monday (17) ...

Indonesia expected to hold rates amid currency pressure

(Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 7.50 percent on Thursday...

October 14, 2015 2 min read

Oil extends fall on renewed worries over supply surplus

(Reuters) - Crude oil futures slipped on Wednesday, extending losses from the prior session when an International Energy...

October 14, 2015 2 min read

Playboy: Look no naked girls

(AFP) - Playboy will stop publishing the photographs of the fully nude women so closely associated with it, declaring su...

October 13, 2015 3 min read

Gold hits 7-week high as traders bet on U.S. rate hike delay

(Reuters) - Gold rose to 7-week highs on Monday as expectations that the Federal Reserve will postpone an expected U.S. ...

October 12, 2015 2 min read

EU bank could demand loans back from VW - EIB chief in paper

(Reuters) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) will examine whether Volkswagen used any loans from the European Union to...

October 12, 2015 2 min read

Crude oil futures rise after bullish forecast, 'loose' Fed minutes

(Reuters) - Crude oil futures rose in early Asian trade on thin volumes after an influential forecaster predicted that a...

October 9, 2015 2 min read

UK seen posting worst-in-class earnings drop in 2015

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - As earnings season kicks off after a dismal summer for financial markets, the bleak outlook fo...

October 7, 2015 2 min read

Norway to dip into oil fund to pay for tax cut stimulus

OSLO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Norway's government said on Wednesday it will cut taxes next year to boost an economy hit by wea...

October 7, 2015 3 min read

US nationalists in congress to oppose TPP free trade benefits to poor

(Reuters) - Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to libe...

October 6, 2015 4 min read

India announces plan to slow rate of greenhouse gas growth

NEW DELHI, Oct 2 (Reuters) - India has promised to shave a third off the rate at which it emits greenhouse gases over th...

October 4, 2015 3 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 330.8514 330.9617
UK Pound 438.3450 438.2595
Euro 371.0168 371.5045
Yen 2.0916 2.0943
Aus Dollar 231.1659 230.8789
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4202 3.4195
Korean Won 0.2479 0.2467
Oman Rial 859.3320 859.6185
Saudi Riyal 88.0955 88.1577
UAE Dirham 90.0766 90.1066
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,783.03 -0.10%
CSE All Share 20,260.06 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1193.67 million 1050.46 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Pacific trade talks near deal after reported pharma breakthrough

ATLANTA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - A dozen Pacific nations were close to a deal on a sweeping free trade pact on Sunday in Atlan...

October 4, 2015 4 min read

Indonesian president for lower interest rates; CB Governor cautions

(Reuters) - Indonesia's President Joko Widodo will seek to encourage reductions in bank lending rates and fuel prices as...

October 2, 2015 2 min read

Toronto eyes ride-sharing rules in 2016; Uber asked to halt until then

(Reuters) - Toronto's city council voted on Wednesday to create a legal framework covering ride-sharing companies such a...

October 1, 2015 1 min read

India cuts interest rates by 50bps as RBI "front-loads"

MUMBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India cut its policy interest rate to a 4-1/2 year low of 6.75 percent o...

September 30, 2015 6 min read

VW scandal exposes cozy ties between industry and Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel learned early in her political career that taking on the German car industry carries ri...

September 27, 2015 6 min read

China climate announcements turn tables on U.S. Congress foes

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Donald Trump was succinct last week when asked how the United States should respond to c...

September 27, 2015 4 min read

Long view trumps volatility as exchanges eye China

LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - For a textbook definition of a market meltdown, China this year might fit the bill: dramatic...

September 27, 2015 3 min read

New VW boss faces host of problems after emissions scandal

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Volkswagen knows it will take much more than just new leadership and a corporate...

September 26, 2015 4 min read

Indonesia central bank slaps controls, offers Mercantilist incentives as rupiah slides

JAKARTA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank will announce new policies aimed at increasing onshore supply of d...

September 25, 2015 2 min read

History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage

(AFP) - The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.

September 24, 2015 2 min read
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