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Global stocks, oil prices slip as rising COVID-19 cases prompt Chinese lockdowns

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks and oil prices slipped on Monday as a spike in COVID-19 cases and newly recorded deaths in China prompted authorities in the world's second-largest

Dollar rebounds as China COVID worries spook markets

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar advanced against most major currencies on Monday, recouping recent losses, as fresh COVID-19 curbs in China fuelled worries over the global

Gold slips as dollar bounces higher; Fed policy minutes awaited

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) - Gold prices slipped to their lowest in over a week on Monday as the dollar extended gains, while the market's attention turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve's November

Oil prices hit 10-month low on OPEC+ production boost report

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped to their lowest since early January on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are discussing

World stocks on back foot as China COVID cases rise

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks and oil prices fell on Monday as fresh COVID-19 curbs in China fuelled worries over the global economic outlook. The safe-haven dollar rallied, while

India’s Jindal wins bid to build Botswana’s 300 MW coal power plant

GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana has picked India's Jindal Steel & Power Ltd as the preferred bidder in a tender to build a 300 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant, a notice from its energy ministry

Oil prices ease to near 2-month lows on China demand fears, dollar strength

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped to trade near two-month lows on Monday, having earlier slid by around $1 a barrel, as supply fears receded while concerns over fuel demand from

Dollar jumps as China COVID worries spur safe-haven buying

By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rallied against major currencies on Monday, as rising COVID-19 cases in China led to new restrictions there and

World stocks tumble on Chinese COVID outbreaks

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks and oil prices fell on Monday as fresh COVID-19 restrictions in China exacerbated worries about the global economic outlook. The safe-haven dollar

Gold slips to over 1-week low as Fed policy clouds outlook

By Kavya Guduru (Reuters) - Gold prices fell for a fourth straight session on Monday due to a stronger dollar, with the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy stance clouding the outlook for

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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?