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Asian markets stumble again as trade fears persist

The sell-off on Asian markets showed no sign of letting up Wednesday with investors fearing an escalation in the China-U...

September 12, 2018 3 min read

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
Asian markets tick up after Trump tweets but uncertainty remains

A series of tweets by Donald Trump playing up the chances of a trade deal with China provided a much-needed boost to Asi...

Lack of US-China trade deal weighs on Asian markets

Markets in Asia were largely down in morning trade on Monday as the lack of a US-China trade deal cast a cloud over the ...

Fed seen holding rates this week with hike still on horizon

(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to hold interest rates steady when they meet this week, but m...

April 25, 2016 4 min read

China says Brunei, Cambodia, Laos agree sea dispute must not hurt ties

BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China has agreed with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos that the South China Sea territorial dispu...

April 24, 2016 2 min read

GM to temporarily idle four North American auto plants

April 22 (Reuters) - General Motors said on Friday it will close four North American plants, which primarily make cars r...

April 24, 2016 2 min read

DoubleLine's Gundlach says negative interest rates are a "horror"

VIENNA, April 23 (Reuters) - Europe and Japan's central bank policies of negative interest rates are a "horror" and will...

April 24, 2016 1 min read

Oil prices set for one of the biggest weekly rises in 2016

SINGAPORE, April 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday, setting crude futures on course for one of the...

April 22, 2016 2 min read

Asian shares sag after cloudy U.S. earnings outlook

(Reuters) - Asian shares slid from a 5 1/2-month high on Friday as disappointing earnings from U.S. blue chip companies ...

April 22, 2016 3 min read

Mitsubishi Motors manipulated mileage data on electric car -Sankei

TOKYO, April 22 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp manipulated fuel economy data on an additional model other than vehic...

April 22, 2016 2 min read

Asia shares touch 6-mth top, dollar on defensive

SYDNEY, April 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares reached six-month peaks on Wednesday as a falling U.S. dollar and fading conce...

April 20, 2016 2 min read

Argentina returns to global debt markets after 15 years

BUENOS AIRES, April 19 (Reuters) - Argentina sold $16.5 billion of sovereign debt on Tuesday to overwhelming demand in i...

April 20, 2016 2 min read

China launches yuan gold fix to boost power in global bullion market

SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuters) - The world's top gold consumer China launched a yuan-denominated gold benchmark ...

April 19, 2016 2 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
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Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
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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 rise on tentative bounce in crude oil

TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Asian share markets rose on Tuesday, taking their cue from gains on Wall Street after a stri...

April 19, 2016 3 min read

Chinese official calls Trump 'irrational' on trade

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei criticized Republican presidential front-runner Dona...

April 18, 2016 3 min read

Asian shares drop, crude tumbles after Doha deal fails

TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - Tumbling crude oil futures dragged down Asian shares on Monday after producers' weekend talk...

April 18, 2016 3 min read

China to implement appropriate monetary policy, more forceful fiscal policies

BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) - China should be flexible in implementing appropriate monetary policy and maintain reasonab...

April 17, 2016 2 min read

Epic Systems wins $940 mln U.S. jury verdict in Tata trade secret case

April 17, 2016 2 min read

Second big quake hits southern Japan, damage and death toll mounts

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, injuring hundreds more a...

April 16, 2016 4 min read

Asia subdued before oil producers' meeting, China GDP taken in stride

TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Asian stocks were subdued on Friday as caution over a weekend meeting of oil producers tempe...

April 15, 2016 3 min read

Bullish yen weighs on Japan stocks, oil buoyant as dollar sags

(Reuters) - Asian stocks made a subdued start on Tuesday, with Japanese shares dipping on a bullish yen, while commoditi...

April 12, 2016 2 min read

Vietnam government sees new faces but policy shift unlikely

(Reuters) - Vietnam completed a protracted leadership transition on Saturday, with 21 new faces in a cabinet tasked with...

April 10, 2016 2 min read

French bank chief 'more worried about sector now than in 2009'

CERNOBBIO, Italy, April 9 (Reuters) - The chairman of France's second-biggest retail bank is more worried about Europe's...

April 10, 2016 2 min read