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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

ECB sticks to stimulus exit plan despite 'uncertainties'

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Thursday played down risks to the eurozone economy in the face of rising "un...

September 14, 2018 2 min read
Gold above $1,400 on weak dollar and geopolitical, economic worry

Hong Kong, China | AFP | Friday - Gold prices broke $1,400 an ounce to hit a near six-year high on Friday as the weaker ...

Oil prices jump on US-Iran tensions, dovish Fed boosts stocks

World oil prices spiked Thursday on rising US-Iran tensions, while the S&P 500 surged to a fresh record as global stock ...

Orix, Vinci win $18 bln rights to run Japan's Kansai Int'l Airport

TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Orix Corp and partner Vinci SA have won the right to run Japan's Kansai International Airport ...

November 10, 2015 2 min read

Asia shares mixed, dlr strong after US jobs data boosts case for Fed hike

(Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed, with Japanese and Chinese shares up, while the dollar stood at a 7-month high again...

November 9, 2015 3 min read

S.Korea state-run banks to shift from directed lending to zombies to start ups

SEOUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Korea said two state-owned banks will shift some 14.3 trillion won ($12.54 billion) in ye...

November 1, 2015 2 min read

India eyes bankruptcy reform to ease decades of gridlock

MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A group of government-appointed advisors has recommended sweeping changes to India's outdated...

November 1, 2015 4 min read

South Korea, China pledge to ratify and put into effect FTA by year-end

SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Saturday to pus...

November 1, 2015 2 min read

Trouble in paradise as power struggle grips Maldives

(AFP) - To honeymooners lounging on its sparkling sands, the Maldives may appear the closest thing to paradise on earth.

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October 31, 2015 4 min read

Google Loon to be deployed by three Indonesian telcos

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc , the new holding company for Google, has teamed up with three Indonesian telecommunications co...

October 29, 2015 2 min read

Arrested Maldives vice president threat to national security: Yameen

(AFP) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Sunday branded his deputy a threat to national security after his arrest ov...

October 25, 2015 3 min read

Emerging-market ETFs in U.S. raked in money before central bank guidance

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Investors pumped hundreds of millions in new dollars into U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds...

October 25, 2015 2 min read

Vietnam seeks new tools to beat bad-debt woes, eyes China-style market

HANOI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - With a shabby facade, bars on its windows and flanked by a hair salon and a knockoff clothing ...

October 25, 2015 4 min read
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US Dollar 330.8514 330.9617
UK Pound 438.3450 438.2595
Euro 371.0168 371.5045
Yen 2.0916 2.0943
Aus Dollar 231.1659 230.8789
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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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Japan, Turkmenistan sign deals worth over $18 bln in chemicals, energy

ASHGABAT, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Japan and Turkmenistan on Friday signed deals worth over $18 billion on a package of projec...

October 25, 2015 2 min read

Euro slides to 2-month low as Draghi hints at stimulus

(Reuters) - The euro skidded to two-month lows against the dollar on Friday, a day after the European Central Bank hinte...

October 23, 2015 3 min read

Asia stocks near 2-mth highs as China GDP calms hard-landing fears

(Reuters) - Asian shares held near two-month highs on Monday as a batch of Chinese data showed the world's second-larges...

October 19, 2015 3 min read

India's Starbucks rival sees solid demand for $177 mln IPO

MUMBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - India's biggest coffee chain operator Coffee Day Enterprises received nearly twice as many or...

October 18, 2015 2 min read

Japan PM Abe presses firms to lift capital spending to revive economy

TOKYO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government on Friday urged Japanese firms to help revive the flagg...

October 18, 2015 2 min read

Why Australia's IAG threw in the towel on China

SYDNEY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - When Insurance Australia Group , the country's largest general insurer, announced ambitious p...

October 18, 2015 3 min read

Interview with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of UK visit

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Britain on Monday for a state visit at the invitation of Quee...

October 18, 2015 23 min read

New Air India boss bets on people power to fix ailing carrier

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Air India's new chief is betting an 'open door' policy will help defuse years of...

October 14, 2015 4 min read

Japan govt cuts economic assessment as output sags

TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Japan's government lowered its assessment of the economy on Wednesday as output sags, in a wor...

October 14, 2015 2 min read

New palm oil council would drop "no deforestation" pledge - Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A new palm oil producer grouping being set up by Indonesia and Malaysia would replace "no de...

October 14, 2015 3 min read