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Asian shares subdued as jobs data raises odds of Fed rate hike

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares inched higher, while the dollar started the week on the front foot after the U.S. jobs data underscored a tight labour market, firming up

Oil edges higher on prospect of tighter supplies

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices nudged higher in early Asian trade on Monday, supported by the prospect of tighter supplies from OPEC+ producers from May, but concerns about the

Western curbs on Russian oil products redraw global shipping map

By Mohi Narayan and Jonathan Saul NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) -Global fuel suppliers are turning to longer and costlier routes that produce more carbon emissions to move their diesel and other products

World food prices fall for 12th month running in March – FAO

ROME (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in March for a 12th consecutive month, and is now down 20.5% from a record high hit one year ago following Russia's invasion of

World food prices fall for 12th month running in March, says UN body FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization's price index averaged 126.9 points last month against 129.7 for February. It was the lowest reading since July 2021.

Wall St reverses to end higher, bond yields steady ahead of US jobs report, holiday

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks reversed an earlier sell-off to close higher on Thursday, and Treasury yields steadied, as investors digested weak labor market data ahead of a U.S.

Dollar dips vs most currencies ahead of US nonfarm payrolls

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar slipped against some major currencies in thin trading Thursday, as investors consolidated positions and pondered how pivotal U.S. jobs data

Wall Street rebounds, bond yields steady ahead of jobs report, holiday weekend

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks reversed an earlier sell-off and Treasury yields steadied, as investors digested weak labor market data and awaited Friday's jobs report for signs the

Oil steady, notches 3rd weekly gain after shock OPEC+ cuts

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Thursday but posted a third weekly gain as markets weighed further production cuts targeted by OPEC+ and falling U.S. oil

Oil steady, heads for 3rd weekly gain after shock OPEC+ output cuts

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil held steady Thursday, on track for a third weekly gain as markets weighed further production cuts targeted by OPEC+ and a drop in U.S. oil inventories

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?