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Gold hits 3-month high as Fed remarks weigh on dollar

By Arundhati Sarkar (Reuters) - Gold prices scaled a three-month peak on Tuesday, as the dollar pulled back after U.S. Federal Reserve officials signalled a slower pace of interest rate hikes. Spot

Global stocks rise and dollar falls, with focus on Fed and China

By Harry Robertson and Scott Murdoch LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global stocks ticked higher and the dollar slipped on Tuesday as a fall in U.S. inflation and an improving outlook for China's economy

Gold scales 3-month peak on softer dollar, hopes of smaller Fed hikes

By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) - Gold prices rose to a three-month high on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar amid hopes that the Federal Reserve would adopt a less aggressive approach on rate hikes

Oil prices little changed amid China COVID concerns, supply woes

By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices held steady on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China sparked fears of lower fuel consumption from the world's top crude importer and a cut in OPEC's

Asia shares rise while oil falls on China COVID outlook

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were higher on Tuesday and oil was weaker as investors sought to digest the economic implications of China's COVID-19 policy adjustments and a

Gold firms near 3-month high on hopes of smaller Fed hikes

By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) - Gold hovered near a three-month high on Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that the Federal Reserve would adopt a less aggressive approach on rate hikes going forward, although an

Oil prices slide on China COVID worries, cut in OPEC demand outlook

By Florence Tan and Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slid on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China sparked fears of lower fuel consumption from the world's top crude oil importer and

India’s cenbank likely to go for smaller rate hikes as inflation eases -analysts

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India is likely to opt for a 35 basis points (bps) rate hike at its policy meeting in December, after three consecutive 50 bps increases, as inflation eased in

Gold steadies near 3-month high on hopes of smaller Fed hikes

By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) - Gold hovered near a three-month high on Tuesday, as a top U.S. central bank official's comment raised hopes that the Federal Reserve would adopt a less aggressive approach

Asia shares mixed while oil falls on China COVID outlook

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed on Tuesday and oil was weaker as investors sought to digest the economic implications of China's COVID policy adjustments and a

On Camera

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?