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Asia shares gain despite Chinese COVID case numbers rising

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mostly in positive territory on Wednesday despite rising COVID-19 cases in mainland China leaving investors uncertain over how much the

Dollar tentative as investors await Fed minutes

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was steady on Wednesday as investors tempered their risk appetites ahead of the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting that

Oil rises as OPEC+ focus on supply cuts outweighs recession concerns

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said OPEC+ was sticking with output cuts and could take further steps to balance the market, outweighing global

Dollar cedes some ground, bitcoin hunkers down

By Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar retreated on Tuesday after rallying the previous day when investors rushed to the safe-haven currency on worries about China's COVID

Shares brush off China COVID curbs, dollar retreats

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares rose on Tuesday, recovering some of the previous day's losses, as improved investor risk appetite drove flows into equities and commodities, although

Gold advances on dollar pullback; spotlight on Fed

By Kavya Guduru (Reuters) - Gold prices snapped a four-session slump to rise on Tuesday, propped up by a retreat in the dollar while investors awaited cues on the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary

Dollar steadies as China tightens COVID curbs

By Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Tuesday after rallying the previous day as investors flocked to the safe haven currency on worries over China's COVID

Oil rises as Saudi comments outweigh recession concerns

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said OPEC+ was sticking with output cuts and could take further steps to balance the market, outweighing global

Global shares shake off China COVID curbs, but investors stay cautious

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares edged higher on Tuesday, recovering some of the previous day's losses, as improved investor risk appetite drove flows into equities and commodities,

Dollar pauses climb; China COVID fears mount

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar retreated on Tuesday following an overnight rally that saw investors flocking to the safe-haven currency on worries over China's COVID flare ups, though

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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


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?