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Small investors souring on China’s recovery
The last great hope for China’s faltering post-pandemic rally is fading as the nation’s legion of small-time investors turns bearish on equities to double down instead on safer assets amid a stuttering economic recovery.
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Indian rupee drops
The Indian rupee inched lower on Tuesday, tracking the Chinese yuan-led decline on most Asian currencies, although losses were capped by portfolio inflows.
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM
UK shop price inflation strikes new record high
British shop price inflation picked up this month to reach its highest rate since industry records began in 2005, although growth in food prices cooled slightly, a survey showed on Tuesday.
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Foreign investors withdrew $36b after selling businesses in Russia: report
Foreign investors who left Russia after selling their businesses there between March 2022 and March 2023 withdrew about $36 billion from the country, the state RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing analysis of data from the Central Bank.
29 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Saudi diesel imports from Russia, exports to Singapore hit records
Leading crude exporter Saudi Arabia is maximising refining profits by importing unprecedented amounts of cheap Russian diesel and in turn shipping record volumes to Singapore, where the fuel can achieve higher margins, shiptracking data shows.
29 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Lira hits record low
The Turkish lira hit a record low beyond 20 against the dollar on Friday, ahead of this weekend’s presidential election runoff that will decide whether President Tayyip Erdogan extends his rule into a third decade.
28 May 2023, 18:00 PM
IMF lifts US growth forecast for 2023
The International Monetary Fund slightly raised its forecast for 2023 US economic growth Friday while noting that a slowing economy will likely lead to a small increase in unemployment in 2024.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
China steel prices hit three-year low on demand woes
Steel rebar prices in China hit their lowest in three years this week, underscoring flagging growth in the world’s second-largest economy, particularly in its weak property sector.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
The end of King Dollar?
Rivalry with China, fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine and wrangling once again in Washington over the US debt ceiling have put the dollar’s status as the world’s dominant currency under fresh scrutiny.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
US, China wrangle on trade issues
The United States and China sparred over trade issues Friday but promised to keep lines of communication open as Beijing’s commerce minister paid a rare visit after a period of soaring tensions.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Dollar hits 2-month high
The dollar pushed to a two-month high against the euro and a six-month peak versus the yen on Thursday, as a resilient US economy led traders to pare their bets on rate cuts this year.
25 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Oil prices up
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data showed US inventories and fuel supplies tightening and following a warning from the Saudi energy minister to speculators raised the prospect of further Opec+ output cuts.
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Chinese company opens $22m factory
ISMARTU Technology BD Ltd, a concern of Chinese mobile assembling company Transsion Holdings, has inaugurated a factory inside Meghna Industrial Economic Zone in Narayanganj yesterday.
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Rupee logs first gain in 5 sessions
The Indian rupee closed higher for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday when investors evaluated hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve officials and progress in the debt ceiling talks.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Indonesia, Iran ink trade pact
Indonesia and Iran signed a trade agreement on Tuesday in Jakarta, where President Joko Widodo hosted his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Indian economy sustaining recent growth momentum
India’s economy has sustained the growth momentum seen in the last fiscal quarter of 2022/23, while latest inflation outcome has been better than forecast, the Reserve Bank of India said on Monday.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Worst yet to come’ for Europe energy shortages
Qatar’s energy minister warned on Tuesday the “worst is yet to come” for Europe’s oil and gas shortages, saying a warm winter had prevented greater difficulties in recent months.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
India’s palm oil imports set to fall to 27-month low
India’s palm oil imports in May are set to fall to their lowest in 27 months as its rare premium other edible oils prompted buyers to cancel cargoes and replace them with soyoil and sunflower oil, dealers and cargo surveyors said on Tuesday.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Interbank dollar rate hits record high
The interbank exchange rate for the US greenback has reached a record high of Tk 108.75 per dollar as Bangladesh continues to face a shortage of the foreign currency.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Half of UK firms to defer investment for tax hike
Almost half of medium-sized British companies plan to delay investment plans due to last month’s rise in corporation tax, a survey published on Monday found.
22 May 2023, 18:00 PM