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Asian shares inch higher, BOJ battles bond bears

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Monday as investors waited nervously to see whether the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would defend its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal

Yen tests seven-month high ahead of BOJ policy decision; dollar wobbles

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Japanese yen held near an over seven-month peak on Monday, as traders, in the lead up to the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision this week, ramped up bets

Asian shares cautious, BOJ faces crunch policy decision

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares started cautiously on Monday as investors waited nervously to see if the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will defend its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal

IMF says fragmentation could cost global economy up to 7% of GDP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A severe fragmentation of the global economy after decades of increasing economic integration could reduce global economic output by up to 7%, but the losses could reach 8-12%

HDFC Bank, India’s biggest private lender, says net profit jumps 18.5%

MUMBAI (Reuters) - HDFC Bank, India's largest private lender, on Saturday reported a 18.5% jump in net profit for the October-December quarter, aided by higher top-line and healthy loan growth. Net

Question of electric vehicles in India isn’t if you buy it but when: Tata Motors’ EV strategy head

While Tata Motors sold 50,000 EVs in last 3 years, it is targeting the same number in this financial year. Company is eyeing at least 25 per cent of sales from EVs in next 5 years.

Stocks rise for sixth straight session, BOJ speculation lifts yen

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks scored its sixth straight session of gains on Friday as investors assessed the start of U.S. earnings season and the path of

Oil posts biggest weekly gain since October on China hopes, dollar slump

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled more than a dollar a barrel higher on Friday, notching their biggest weekly gains since October, as the U.S. dollar dropped to a seven-month low

Yen jumps on BOJ policy speculation, dollar edges off 7-month low

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen surged on Friday, adding to earlier gains on speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will revise its ultra-loose monetary policy, while the dollar edged up

Stocks climb for sixth straight session, yen rises on BOJ speculation

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks rose on Friday for a sixth straight session as investors assessed the start of U.S. earnings season and the path of inflation, while

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Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?