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Asset quality issue at Indian banks subsiding, bolstering appetite for growth: Fitch

New Delhi , May 13 (ANI): Asset quality pressures are subsiding at Indian banks, creating a favourable business environment and bolstering banks' potential and...

Oil extends fall on signs of weak fuel demand, strong dollar

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices extended declines on Monday amid signs of weak fuel demand and as comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials dampened hopes of interest rate cuts,

The case for forever high interest rates

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - If financial markets are right, interest rates won't just stay high this year, but possibly forever. The return of inflation means ultra-low rates are history. And markets

Gold prices tick down as traders brace for key US inflation data

By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese (Reuters) - Gold prices inched down on Monday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation reports, which could shed more light on the timing of the Federal Reserve's first

Selling pressure continues in markets, Nifty-Sensex open in red

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 13 (ANI): Stock markets started the new week on a negative note amid uncertainty among investors due to the ongoing...

Asia stocks edge to 15-month top, US inflation looms large

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares crept to 15-month highs on Monday in a week where inflation figures could make or break hopes for earlier U.S. rate cuts, while Chinese activity data will

Gold prices steady as traders brace for key US inflation data

By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese (Reuters) - Gold prices held steady on Monday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation reports, which could shed more light on the timing of the Federal Reserve's first

Oil extends decline on signs of weak fuel demand, strong dollar

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices extended declines on Monday amid signs of weak fuel demand and as comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials dampened hopes of interest rate cuts,

Currency market calm as US inflation data holds focus this week

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) - Major currencies were steady on Monday with the dollar consolidating against peers, as market participants awaited U.S. inflation data to assess the prospects of

Asia stocks brace for US inflation test, China data

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets made a cautious start on Monday in a week where inflation figures could make or break hopes for earlier U.S. rate cuts, while Chinese activity data

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Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

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?