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Tepid China data, U.S. debt ceiling stalemate cap markets

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Tepid Chinese economic data, haggling over U.S. government finances and uncertainty over interest rates left investors on edge and stocks stuck in a range on Friday.

Oil prices fall, set for 4th weekly drop, as demand fears weigh

By Yuka Obayashi and Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Friday, set for their fourth weekly decline, as renewed economic concerns in the United States and China revived anxieties

Asian shares weaken on global growth concerns, Japan outperforms

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets were subdued on Friday and the dollar held onto its gains from safe-haven flows, after soft economic data from U.S. and China fuelled concerns

Gold subdued on firm dollar, economic fears cap losses

By Arundhati Sarkar (Reuters) -Gold prices ticked down on Friday as the dollar held firm, although persistent economic fears and the U.S. debt ceiling standoff cushioned bullion's further decline.

Asian shares tentative on global growth concerns, Japan surges

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets were subdued on Friday and the dollar held onto its gains from safe-haven flows, after soft economic data from U.S. and China magnified

Dollar keeps gains as traders bet Fed headed for a pause

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was clinging close to a more than one week peak on Friday as a slew of data overnight pointed to a slowing U.S. economy, with investors betting

Oil prices recover on short-covering, U.S. debt ceiling fears weigh

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil markets regained some ground in early Asian trade on Friday with traders engaged in short-covering ahead of the weekend, but uncertainties regarding the U.S.

Gold prices steady as traders assess US economic data

(Reuters) - Gold prices were steady in early Asian trade on Friday as investors assessed recent U.S. data that signalled a slowing economy and its impact on the Federal Reserve's interest rate

MSCI kicks two Adani-group companies from global indexes

MSCI had confirmed last week it would lower the free float of two of Adani Group companies, Adani Total Gas and Adani Transmission.

Marketmind: A nervous end to a jittery week

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets look poised to end the week on a nervous note on Friday, after soft U.S. and Chinese data

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.