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Gold price makes another record
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Sri Lanka central bank seen keeping rates on hold ahead of elections
Sri Lanka’s central bank will likely leave its key interest rates on hold at a policy review on Friday, after a 50-basis-point cut in August, a Reuters poll showed, ahead of presidential elections and as lower bank rates go into effect.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
German industrial production makes up ground in August
Industrial production in Europe’s powerhouse economy Germany saw a slight rebound in August, official data showed Tuesday, offering a bright spot amid external threats to the outlook.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Investors get lost in Big Oil’s carbon accounting maze
Wide variations in the way oil companies report their efforts to reduce carbon emissions make it difficult to assess the risk of holding their shares as the world shifts away from fossil fuels, senior fund managers say.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
New IMF chief Georgieva says world suffering ‘synchronised slowdown’
Grinding trade disputes are undermining the global economy, which is set to see its slowest growth in nearly a decade, the new IMF chief said Tuesday.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
H&M’s outlet brand Afound tweaks strategy towards online
Fashion retailer H&M’s newest independent business, outlet brand Afound, will focus more on online expansion and less on physical store expansion than previously planned, it said on Tuesday.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Gold holds firm
Gold prices yesterday held on to the previous session’s gains, as fading hopes for progress in US-China trade talks hit risk appetite, while markets also awaited clues on monetary easing by the US Fed.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Now tomato prices go up in India
After onion, retail price of tomatoes shot up across India on Tuesday due to supply disruptions caused by heavy rains in key growing states.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Multinationals face heftier tax hit in biggest overhaul for decades
Governments will get more power to tax big multinationals like Google, Apple and Facebook doing business in their countries under a proposed overhaul of decades-old rules.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
UK debt burden to rocket under no-deal Brexit: think-tank
Britain's debt burden would jump to its highest level in 50 years if it leaves the EU without a deal, a leading think-tank warned Tuesday.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Samsung flags 56pc fall in profit
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it expected operating profits to drop more than 50 percent in the third quarter amid a continued slump in the global chip market.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
British firm Arm joins GM, Toyota for car chips
Arm Holdings, the British chip technology firm owned by Japan’s Softbank Group Corp, is joining with automakers General Motors Co and Toyota Motor Corp to establish common computing systems for self-driving cars, an effort the companies hope will speed development of the technology.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Growth of global value chains stalls amid trade conflicts: WB
The growth of global value chains, a key driver of trade and poverty reduction in emerging market countries, has largely stalled in the past decade and is under threat from trade conflicts and emerging new technologies, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
US economy likely to keep growing: Fed’s Powell
The American economy should continue its expansion, with strong jobs markets but with price pressures in check and inflation approaching the central bank’s target, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
HK bourse pulls plug on $39b play for London Stock Exchange
Hong Kong’s bourse has scrapped its unsolicited $39 billion approach for London Stock Exchange Group after failing to convince LSE management and investors to back a move that could have transformed both global financial services giants.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Most Asian currencies edge higher ahead of Sino-US trade talks
Most Asian currencies edged higher on Tuesday with the Chinese yuan firming the most after reopening from a week long holiday while investors held positions ahead of the high level Sino-US trade talks on Thursday and Friday.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Japan’s household spending rises for ninth month
Japan’s household spending rose for the ninth straight month in August, offering some relief for the export-dependent economy amid the US-China trade war, but a fall in wages points to further strains on consumers after a sales tax hike this month.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
EU finance commissioner pledges to regulate digital currencies
The European Union’s finance commissioner pledged on Tuesday, if he is reappointed, to propose new rules to regulate virtual currencies such as Libra, the currency Facebook plans to launch.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Oracle to hire 2,000 workers to expand cloud business
Oracle Corp plans to hire nearly 2,000 additional workers as part of an aggressive plan to roll out its cloud computing services to more locations around the world, its cloud chief told Reuters on Monday.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
China services sector growth falls to seven-month low
China’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in seven months in September despite a strong increase in new orders, as operating expenses continued to rise at the end of the third quarter, a private survey showed on Tuesday.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Civil aviation aims for long-term CO2 cuts
International aviation officials meeting in Montreal pledged on Monday to step up their efforts to limit carbon emissions over the long-term, despite pushback from China and Russia, the ICAO announced.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM