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JPMorgan Chase chief: banking system healthy 10 years after meltdown

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Sunday the US banking system has returned to full health 10 years after the collapse...

September 17, 2018 2 min read

US to impose tariffs on $200 bn in Chinese goods: reports

US President Donald Trump has decided to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports and could make the announceme...

September 16, 2018 1 min read

BoE chief warns cabinet of promise and pitfalls of Brexit

Britain could expect an economic boost under the government's preferred Brexit plan, while house prices could crash with...

September 15, 2018 3 min read

Global stocks mixed on tepid US inflation, trade talk hopes

Asian markets extended their gains Friday on hopes for China-US trade talks, while Turkey's lira held up after a shock h...

September 14, 2018 3 min read
EU fines five major banks 1 bn euros for currency collusion

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The EU's powerful anti-trust authority on Thursday fined five major banks -- including Barclay...

Global $100 mln cybercrime gang busted

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | US and European police said Thursday they have smashed a huge international cybercrime ne...

Investors dump stocks at fastest rate since Aug. 2011 - BAML

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Investors continued to pull cash out of global equity funds in the latest week, bringing outf...

May 14, 2016 2 min read

Asia stocks weaker after soft U.S. jobs, China trade data

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mostly lower on Monday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report raised question...

May 9, 2016 3 min read

China's April FX reserves rise to $3.22 trillion

BEIJING, May 7(Reuters) - China's foreign exchange reserves rose in April to $3.22 trillion, central bank data showed on...

May 8, 2016 1 min read

Mozambique's fishery SOE defaults on Treasury-guaranteed debt

MAPUTO, May 6 (Reuters) - The 24 fishing boats rusting in the harbour of Mozambique's capital were meant to be a modern ...

May 8, 2016 6 min read

U.S. issues rule requiring banks to identify shell company owners

(Reuters) - The Obama administration is issuing a long-delayed rule requiring the financial industry to identify the rea...

May 6, 2016 3 min read

Asian shares fall for seventh session, bonds bid

SYDNEY, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped for a seventh straight session on Thursday as a mixed batch of U.S. econo...

May 5, 2016 3 min read

Fed's Lockhart: Brexit could 'loom large' over June policy meeting

(Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday that Britain's vote on whether to stay in ...

May 4, 2016 2 min read

Stocks slide on global growth worries; U.S. yields fall

(Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell on Tuesday after weak Chinese and British factory data rekindled fears of slowi...

May 4, 2016 3 min read

Asian stocks break four-day losing streak, RBA in focus

HONG KONG, May 3 (Reuters) - Asian stocks snapped a four-day losing streak on Tuesday as an overnight bounce in U.S. sha...

May 3, 2016 2 min read

EPA takes offline a report that says glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pulled a report offline that concluded that glyphosate is...

May 3, 2016 3 min read
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US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
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S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
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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
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
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Asian shares slip, Nikkei skids on yen strength

(Reuters) - Asian shares fell in early trading on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei plunging after the dollar notched a fresh ...

May 2, 2016 2 min read

U.S. puts countries with big surpluses on monitoring list

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday flagged concerns over economic policies in China, Japan, Ko...

April 30, 2016 3 min read

Australia aims to boost international education as mining boom fades

MELBOURNE, April 30 (Reuters) - The Australian government outlined a plan on Saturday to boost the appeal of its univers...

April 30, 2016 2 min read

Australia plays down concerns blocked land sale will deter Chinese investment

MELBOURNE, April 30 (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday played down concerns that Chinese investors will shy away from the...

April 30, 2016 2 min read

Yen eyes 2016 highs after BOJ's inaction, stocks soured by Apple

(Reuters) - The yen held onto hefty gains on Friday after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by declining to adopt fres...

April 29, 2016 3 min read

Asia shares, FX rise after Fed; oil eyed

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared to be i...

April 28, 2016 3 min read

Asia stocks inch up with central banks in focus, oil stands tall

TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Asian stocks inched up on Wednesday, reflecting hopes that upcoming U.S. and Japanese centra...

April 27, 2016 2 min read

U.S. stocks fall on oil, earnings; dollar retreats

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock prices fell on Monday due to weaker oil prices and disappointing company resul...

April 26, 2016 3 min read

SWIFT network says aware of multiple cyber fraud incidents

April 25 (Reuters) - SWIFT, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions of dollars every day, warne...

April 26, 2016 3 min read

Asia stocks, dollar edge lower as markets await Fed, BOJ meetings

Asian shares and the dollar edged lower on Monday as investors awaited central bank meetings in the United States and Ja...

April 25, 2016 3 min read