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Dollar on track for weekly gain as Fed pushes back on pivot

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was headed for its best week in a month on Friday, as hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials and stronger-than-expected retail sales data have

Asia shares cautious, bonds edgy after Fed warnings

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were in a cautious mood on Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve officials fired more warning shots on interest rates, while rising coronavirus cases in China

Oil climbs as dollar slips, but demand outlook clouds market

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as the dollar slipped but were headed for hefty weekly losses on expectations there will be no let-up in sharp U.S. interest rate hikes

Oil falls on worries of U.S. rate hikes, China demand outlook

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil fell more than 3% on Thursday as rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in China and the suggestion of higher interest rates than currently expected in the United

Dollar gains, stocks slip as Fed officials talk tough on rates

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar rose and equity markets slid on Thursday after more hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials reminded investors a less

Oil falls on easing geopolitical tension, China demand outlook

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil fell more than 3% on Thursday as rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in China and the suggestion of higher rates than currently expected in the United States

Gold slides 1% as dollar marches ahead

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) - Gold prices retreated 1% on Thursday as the dollar bounced, while recent comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials signalled continuing policy tightening to tame

Dollar bounces with bets on hawkish Fed; sterling drops

By Sinéad Carew and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields increased and investors bet on a relatively hawkish Federal Reserve, while the

Oil falls on easing geopolitical tensions, China demand outlook

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil fell on Thursday as geopolitical tensions eased slightly and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in China added to worries over demand in the world's largest

Gold retreats 1% as dollar accelerates

By Arundhati Sarkar (Reuters) - Gold prices retreated 1% on Thursday as the dollar bounced while investors gauged economic cues from the United States for the pace of future interest rate hikes. Spot

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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.


You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?