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Markets move higher on trade deal euphoria

Wall Street forged further into record territory on Wednesday as Canada and the United States signaled they were closing...

August 30, 2018 3 min read

Asian markets rise but investors guarded over trade

Hong Kong, China | AFP | Wednesday - Asian markets enjoyed broad gains for a third day on Wednesday but investors moved ...

August 29, 2018 3 min read

US Senate confirms Clarida as new Fed vice chair

The US Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm economist Richard Clarida as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, adding the ...

August 29, 2018 2 min read

Venezuela orders banks to use 'cryptocurrency' as a unit of account

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered banks to adopt the petro cryptocurrency as a unit of account Monday, as the ...

August 28, 2018 2 min read
US job creation surges in April as unemployment hits 49-year low

The United States had another giant month of job creation in April, confirming the strength of the world's largest econo...

Central banks boost gold demand amid geopolitical worries: WGC

London, United Kingdom | AFP | The world's demand for gold rose in the first three months of 2019 as central banks dive...

Asian shares inch up after China stimulus step

(Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday, bolstered by China's monetary easing and downbeat manufacturing and service su...

March 1, 2016 3 min read

Warren Buffett defends 3G, touts economy in record year for Berkshire

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday used his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders to launch vigorous ...

February 28, 2016 4 min read

As negative rates bite, Japan bank Shizuoka boosts unsecured retail loans

TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Japanese regional lender Shizuoka Bank plans to increase its focus on unsecured retail loans a...

February 27, 2016 2 min read

Global regulators may propose rules for fintech - FSB's Carney

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Global regulators may propose rules to prevent "fintech" innovations from destabilizing the b...

February 27, 2016 3 min read

G20 to say world needs to look beyond ultra-easy policy for growth

SHANGHAI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The world's top economies declared on Saturday that they need to look beyond ultra-low inte...

February 27, 2016 4 min read

Sovereign funds may pull US$400bn out of stocks if oil price stay low

(Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) might take a further $404 billion out of global listed equities in 2016 if oil...

February 23, 2016 2 min read

Oil prices fall as global glut offsets prospect of lower US output

SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday amid worries rising Iranian output would d...

February 23, 2016 2 min read

China replaces stock market regulator after burst bubble

SHANGHAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - China major stock indexes opened up on Monday, as investors welcomed news over the weekend ...

February 22, 2016 1 min read

Australia issues alert on possible attack on Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Australian government warned on Sunday that terrorists may be planning attacks in a...

February 21, 2016 1 min read

Cost push fallacy; Venezuela sells diesel half a US cent but inflation at 180-pct

CARACAS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government, which sharply hiked gasoline prices on Friday, will not increase the...

February 21, 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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Malaysia halts intake of foreign workers after protests

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Malaysia on Friday said it would freeze recruitment of all foreign workers and review e...

February 21, 2016 2 min read

Asian shares slip from 3-week high as oil rally pauses

(Reuters) - Asian shares slipped from near three-week highs hit earlier this month on Friday, as a rally in oil prices p...

February 19, 2016 3 min read

Commodities' well-traveled road to nowhere. Rulers never learn: opinion

(Reuters) - Live and don't learn. That should be the motto of commodity producers who attempt to push prices higher by t...

By Clyde Russell
February 18, 2016 4 min read

China c.bank: speculators should not dominate sentiment

BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Speculators should not be allowed to dominate market sentiment regarding China's foreign exc...

February 14, 2016 2 min read

Shunned for years, gold stages comeback as equities melt down

NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Gold's prospects for a sustained price rally are better than they have been for years as a ...

February 14, 2016 4 min read

Yellen's dilemma: a downturn with no easy response

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's carefully scripted decision to raise interest rates last December, and begin a return ...

February 12, 2016 4 min read

BOJ's Kuroda says market rout not caused by negative rates

(Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda blamed investors' "excessive" risk aversion for pushing down global s...

February 12, 2016 2 min read

Scramble for safety boosts yen, gold and bonds

SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Fresh cracks appeared in global markets on Thursday as investors sought the safety of Japanes...

February 11, 2016 3 min read

Asia dips amid smouldering banking sector concerns, yen stands tall

(Reuters) - Asian stocks dipped early on Wednesday amid smouldering banking sector concerns, particularly banks in Europ...

February 10, 2016 2 min read

In boost to self-driving cars, U.S. tells Google computers can qualify as drivers

(Reuters) - U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google c...

February 10, 2016 4 min read