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Global Coronavirus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter

The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 Friday as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty...

April 11, 2020 5 min read

Oil prices fall sharply to US$31 a barrel as top producers hold key talks

Oil prices fell sharply Friday as top producers attempted to finalise a crucial agreement on output cuts in a bid to cou...

April 10, 2020 2 min read

US stocks rally on latest coronavirus updates as European bourses dip

Wall Street stocks rallied on data suggesting the coronavirus was cresting in New York and other hotspots, while Europea...

April 9, 2020 3 min read

What happened to Sanders and how Biden came in ahead in US democratic race

Earlier this year leftist senator Bernie Sanders forged ahead of Joe Biden to become the shock frontrunner in the race t...

April 9, 2020 4 min read
US networks refuse to broadcast Trump's latest false claims, twitter flags

Major US networks had cut off President Donald Trump's White House from the While House claiming voter fraud, though it ...

Biden leads in US Presidential race, Trump peddles conspiracy amid Fox drama

Democratic candidate Joe Biden is leading in votes counted so far with US networks projecting 253 Electoral College dele...

Asia markets in the red on tariff worries

Asian markets fell sharply Friday as US President Donald Trump's decision to slap new tariffs on China ratcheted up inve...

August 2, 2019 3 min read

US to slap 10-pct tariff on $300 bn more in Chinese goods: Trump

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another $300 billion in goods, esca...

August 2, 2019 2 min read

US stocks fall, dollar rallies on cloudy US Fed outlook after rate cut

Wall Street stocks tumbled on Wednesday and the dollar rose to a two-year peak against the euro after the Federal Reserv...

August 1, 2019 3 min read

Asian countries turning back wealthy world's waste

Several Southeast Asian countries, sick of being the wealthy world's rubbish dump, have in recent weeks turned back cont...

July 31, 2019 3 min read

European stocks slump, US also lower ahead of Fed decision

European stock markets slumped on Tuesday on lackluster earnings and economic data, while Wall Street edged lower ahead ...

July 31, 2019 3 min read

Asia markets up ahead of US-China trade talks

Asia markets rose modestly on Tuesday, with investors doubtful of any major breakthroughs in the latest round of US-Chin...

July 30, 2019 3 min read

Asia markets down as US-China trade talks loom

Asia markets were mostly down Monday, with investors cautious ahead of US-China talks in Shanghai this week and amid mor...

July 29, 2019 3 min read

US Fed struggles to communicate after probably preventing big bubble

For the first time since the Great Recession a decade ago, the US Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates, shori...

July 28, 2019 4 min read

Asian markets tumble after disappointing US earnings

Asian markets were down across the board on Friday after disappointing US earnings and a bearish outlook on hopes for a ...

July 26, 2019 3 min read

Euro gyrates as ECB signals likely rate cut

The euro gyrated Thursday after the European Central Bank signaled it could soon undertake new stimulus measures and cut...

July 26, 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
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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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 markets tempered by US-China doubts

Asian markets were tempered Thursday after two days of gains as doubts emerged over next week's US-China trade meeting.

July 25, 2019 3 min read

US slaps $5 bn fine on Facebook, tightens privacy oversight

US regulators on Wednesday slapped Facebook with a record $5 billion fine for data protection violations in a wide-rangi...

July 25, 2019 4 min read

US stocks rally on earnings, trade talks report

Wall Street stocks rallied Tuesday following a batch of mostly good earnings and as reports that face-to-face US-China t...

July 24, 2019 2 min read

US tech giants gain ahead of earnings deluge, oil prices up

US technology companies rallied Monday ahead of earnings from high-tech heavyweights later in the week, while oil prices...

July 23, 2019 3 min read

Most Asian markets fall as traders consider Fed rate cut

Most Asian markets fell in early trade Monday on dimming hopes for a deep interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, but ...

July 22, 2019 3 min read

Iran probes seized UK-flagged tanker, Britain to hold emergency meeting

Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain pr...

July 22, 2019 4 min read

China opens up finance sector to more foreign investment

China lifted some restrictions on foreign investment in the financial sector Saturday, as the world's second largest eco...

July 20, 2019 2 min read

Stock markets downbeat on growth concerns; oil down

Stock markets mostly fell Thursday on concerns about an uncertain global economic outlook amid lingering disquiet about ...

July 19, 2019 3 min read

Asian markets slip as uncertainty stalks trading floors

Asian markets fell on Thursday, hit by concerns about the uncertain global economic outlook, the China-US trade war and ...

July 18, 2019 3 min read

Canada, EU to discuss trade accord at summit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepared Wednesday to welcome senior EU officials for a brief summit at which the...

July 17, 2019 2 min read