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Global Economy
Insurance sector faces demand-supply gap
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Global Economy
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Meta shares jump on strong earnings report
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Global Economy
Bangladesh Bank bought nearly $4 billion in FY26 so far
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Business
Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand
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Business
Gold nears $5,600 as investors seek safety
29 January 2026, 10:54 AM
Business
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $30b more in OpenAI
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Europe scores tentative trade deal win over India
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Dollar struggles to recover from losses
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Siemens Energy blames Russia crisis for huge loss
Siemens Energy on Monday blamed a 200 million euro ($204 million) charge related to the wind-down of its Russian business for a wider net loss in 2022, but said it was still prepared to maintain turbines for the Nord Stream 1 Russian gas pipeline.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
No recession in Switzerland this year: economist
Switzerland does not expect to dip into recession this year despite the threat of an energy supply squeeze, the government’s chief economist said Sunday.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
RBI may jack up repo rate to 6pc
The Reserve Bank of India is likely to raise its key policy rate by upto 60 basis points by the end of 2022, before pausing, but the pace of rate hikes is likely to slow down, analysts said.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Inflation still the name of the game
Latest US inflation numbers are in markets’ sight, especially since Federal Reserve policymakers have come out in force to correct any misconception about their determination to slay decades-high inflation with big rate hikes.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Trade war with China to cause huge loss to Germany: study
Germany would face costs almost six times as high as Brexit if it and the European Union were to shut China out of their economies, the Ifo institute said on Monday, citing the results of a study.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
India could scrap wheat import duty
India could scrap a 40 per cent duty on wheat imports and cap the amount of stocks traders can hold to try to dampen record high domestic prices in the world’s second biggest producer, government and trade officials told Reuters on Monday.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Hedge funds post July gain on stock market rally
Hedge funds posted a 1.65 per cent gain in July, driven by a stock market rally which helped reduce their losses for the year to date, data provider HFR said on Friday.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China’s exports gain steam but outlook cloudy
China’s export growth unexpectedly picked up speed in July, offering an encouraging boost to the economy as its struggles to recover from a Covid-induced slump, but weakening global demand could start to drag on shipments in coming months.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
BoE first big cenbank to sell QE bonds
The Bank of England looks set to become the first major central bank to sell some of the government bonds it purchased during more than a decade of quantitative easing, with a 40 billion pound ($49 billion) sales programme likely to start next month.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
EU plan to cut Russian gas use to take effect soon
A European Union plan to cut gas use and help Germany wean itself off dependency on Russia will come into effect early next week, the bloc’s presidency said Friday.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Portugal changes law to attract foreign workers
Portugal has reformed its immigration laws to attract foreign workers as it faces a labour shortage in tourism and construction.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Kuwait’s Agility signs 1.4b euro facility with banks
Kuwait’s Agility, one of the largest Gulf logistics companies, said on Sunday it had signed a new credit facility of 1.4 billion euros.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Syria doubles petrol prices
Syria’s internal commerce ministry has announced a petrol price hike of around 130 per cent in the war-torn country facing fuel shortages and extended power cuts.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
UK house prices fall for first time in 13 months
House prices in Britain fell the first time in more than a year in July in monthly terms and the market is likely to weaken further as interest rates go up and the cost-of-living squeeze tightens, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia bans investors of West from selling stakes
Russia has banned investors from so-called unfriendly countries from selling shares in key energy projects and banks until the end of the year, stepping up pressure in the sanctions stand-off with the West.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Musk accuses Twitter of fraud
Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud, alleging the social media platform misled him about key aspects of its business before he agreed to a $44 billion buyout, as their court fight heats up.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Oil prices hit multi-month lows
Oil prices settled higher on Friday, recouping some of this week’s losses on strong US job growth data, but closed the week at their lowest levels since February, rattled by worries a recession could hit fuel demand.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
BoE trying to keep flexibility on rates
The Bank of England is trying to maintain flexibility on its options for changing interest rates and investors should not assume it is set to do more big rate hikes, BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Germans must cut gas use: regulator
People in Germany have to save at least 20 per cent of their energy consumption to avoid a gas shortage by December due to falling Russian gas flows, Germany’s network regulator head Klaus Mueller said.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Brussels accuses Russia of inventing excuses to cut gas
EU sanctions against Russia do nothing to prevent the delivery of pipeline turbine, an EU spokesman said Friday, accusing Moscow of fabricating an excuse to cut off gas supplies.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM