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Coronavirus: latest global developments

At least 254,532 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, accordin...

May 6, 2020 2 min read

Equities tumble in Asia as Trump revives trade war fears

May 4, 2020 3 min read

Warren Buffett: 'American magic' will spur US economic recovery

Billionaire investor Warren Buffet said Saturday he's confident the US economy will bounce back from its pummeling by th...

May 3, 2020 3 min read

Asia virus latest: Macau casino revenue plunges, Singapore rehouses migrant workers

Macau's gaming revenue was virtually wiped out in April as casinos suffered their worst month on record owing to measure...

May 1, 2020 4 min read
Myanmar military coup slams economy, to shrink 8.9-pct in 2021: IMF

Myanmar's economy could shrink 8.9 percent in 2021, as a military coup has descended on the country though most other A...

Aruba rating downgraded to BBB by S&P, outlook stable

Standard and Poor's has downgraded Aruba's sovereign rating from to BBB from BBB+, with a stable outlook as tourism was ...

Oil spikes on Iranian tanker blasts

Oil surged Friday after an Iranian tanker was hit by suspected missile strikes off the coast of Saudi Arabia, sparking f...

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October 11, 2019 4 min read

Number of China's ultra-wealthy dwindles in 2019

This is the first time in 21 years that the Hurun (China) Rich List has shrunk for two consecutive years

October 10, 2019 3 min read

Asian markets hit by trade worries, Brexit woes sink pound

Asian markets tracked hefty losses in New York on Wednesday owing to growing China-US tensions ahead of fresh trade talk...

October 9, 2019 3 min read

Venezuelans turn to alternative medicine amid money printing

PRINT ER'S DEVIL: Venezuelan Barbara Rojas, 18, is treated at the clinic of Venezuelan spiritual healer "Guayanese Broth...

October 8, 2019 3 min read

European stocks higher as German gloom fuels ECB hopes

European stocks pushed higher Monday on expectations that gloomy German economic data boosts the odds for aggressive ac...

October 8, 2019 3 min read

US stocks gain on expectations of more Fed rate cuts; London falls

Wall Street stocks snapped a two-day skid Thursday on expectations that a weakening US economy will prompt more forceful...

October 4, 2019 3 min read

Scottish whisky and French cheese targeted by US trade tariffs

From whisky and wine to parkas and cashmere sweaters, the US has released a list of imported European products slapped w...

October 3, 2019 2 min read

Asian markets track Wall St plunge following weak US data

October 2, 2019 3 min read

Tokyo leads Asian market gains in holiday trade

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday after Wall Street finished a volatile quarter on a positive note, while China began a ...

October 1, 2019 2 min read

UK travel giant Thomas Cook collapses, stranding tourists

British travel group Thomas Cook on Monday declared bankruptcy after failing to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, triggeri...

September 23, 2019 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
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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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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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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Arrests in France over anti-carbon tax yellow vest protests

Over a hundred demonstrators were arrested at yellow vest protests in Paris on Saturday as about 7,500 police were deplo...

September 21, 2019 3 min read

Asian markets enjoy gains as focus turns back to trade talks

Asian markets edged up Friday as investors turn their attention to the China-US trade talks, while keeping an eye on the...

September 20, 2019 3 min read

Oil prices fall back, markets await Fed decision

Oil prices sank more than five percent on Tuesday, reversing some of the previous day's gains as analysts predicted Saud...

September 18, 2019 3 min read

Yemeni rebel drones spark fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities

Drone attacks sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities on Saturday, the interior ministry said, the latest such ...

September 14, 2019 3 min read

Asian markets boosted by fresh trade hopes and ECB easing

Equities rose in Asian trade Friday after the European Central Bank unveiled a fresh round of economic stimulus and anot...

September 13, 2019 3 min read

Trump offers delay in tariff hike, responding to Chinese gesture

After an apparent conciliatory move by China, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday made one of his own, announcing tha...

September 12, 2019 3 min read

The state of Britain's economy as Brexit looms

British unemployment has hit a 45-year low, official data showed Tuesday, but the economy still risks falling into a dee...

September 10, 2019 3 min read

Parliament deals nationalist British PM Brexit blow before suspension

British MPs rejected a second attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to call an early election to break the ...

September 10, 2019 4 min read

Tokyo's Nikkei index slips at open

Tokyo's key Nikkei index opened lower on Monday as investors digested weaker-than-expected US jobs data.

September 9, 2019 1 min read

OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia replaces energy minister

Saudi Arabia's King Salman named his son as energy minister after veteran official Khalid al-Falih was sacked, state med...

September 8, 2019 3 min read