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22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
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Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
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21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
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Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
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Trump vows to keep 'massive' tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease
20 October 2025, 08:16 AM
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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
20 October 2025, 06:37 AM
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Gold gains on US rate-cut optimism
20 October 2025, 06:05 AM
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Gross forex reserves cross $32b after 32 months
19 October 2025, 15:44 PM
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Gold price makes another record
19 October 2025, 15:15 PM
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India economic growth slows to 7.1pc
India's economic growth slowed to 7.1 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, as its banks endure a liquidity crunch that is hampering investment in Asia's third-largest economy.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Does Google harm local search rivals? EU antitrust regulators ask
EU antitrust regulators have asked Google's rivals if the internet search giant unfairly demotes local search competitors, according to a questionnaire seen by Reuters, a move which could lead to a fourth case against the Alphabet unit.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Tesla hits Model 3 production target at 1,000 cars a day
Tesla Inc met its production target of 1,000 Model 3 cars per day, automotive news website Electrek reported on Friday, citing Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's email to employees.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Canada economy grows 2pc in Q3
Canada's economic growth slowed in the third quarter to 2.0 percent from 2.9 percent despite a boost in mining and petroleum refining as foreign demand pushed up prices, according to government data out Friday.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
China factory activity softens amid trade war
China's factory activity fizzled in November, official data showed Friday, in the latest sign that the world's second-largest economy is losing steam in the midst of a US trade war.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Indian gold demand shines as local rates dip
Physical gold demand in the world's second biggest bullion consumer India got a fillip this week from a slide in local rates due to gains in the rupee, while buying was steady in other top Asian hubs.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Pakistan rupee hits record low, no news on IMF lifeline
Pakistan's rupee plunged almost five percent to a record low Friday after what appeared to be a sixth devaluation by the central bank in the past year as the country struggles with an acute balance of payment crisis.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Eurozone inflation slows to 2pc in November
Eurozone inflation slowed in November, official data showed on Friday, lending support to rising fears that economic activity in Europe is cooling.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Economists, Wall Street split on Fed signals
Economists and investors have been scratching their heads this week over signals from the Federal Reserve, which left the future of US monetary policy open to broadly divergent interpretations.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
US slams harmful China trade policies, threatens auto tariffs
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday slammed Beijing for failing to offer "meaningful reform" on aggressive trade policies that harm US workers and industry, and threatened tariffs on Chinese autos.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Supply chain reaction: trade war refugees race to relocate to Vietnam, Thailand
Fred Perrotta spent four years building a network of Chinese suppliers for his line of trendy backpacks, but as soon as the United States announced tariffs on almost half of its Chinese imports, he started looking for suppliers in other countries.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
German unemployment hits fresh record low
Joblessness in Germany fell to a new historic low in November, official data showed Thursday, as employers shrugged off a darkening economic outlook to keep hiring.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Deutsche searched in money laundering probe over Panama Papers
Around 170 police officers, prosecutors and tax inspectors searched six Deutsche Bank offices in and around Frankfurt on Thursday over money laundering allegations, the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office said in a statement.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Ghosn arrest lays bare frustration at Nissan
With Carlos Ghosn's arrest, frustrations over the tycoon's management style have burst into the open within Nissan, with some staff also weary of playing second fiddle to Renault and its French-state backers.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Swiss economy stumbles in third quarter
Switzerland's economy abruptly went into reverse in the third quarter, contracting by 0.2 percent, with exports tumbling and even the country's vaunted financial sector seeing growth halt.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Microsoft's stock market value pulls ahead of Apple's
Microsoft Corp's stock market value surpassed Apple Inc's, pulling ahead by as much as $3 billion on Wednesday as the Windows software maker benefited from optimism about demand for cloud computing services.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
German consumer confidence clouds over in December
The mood among German consumers is tipped to pall slightly in December, suffering a hangover from weaker third-quarter growth, a forward-looking survey predicted Wednesday.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM
US consumer confidence dips in Nov but still strong: survey
American consumers remain very upbeat about the US economy and prospects for employment into 2019, despite dipping from a record level in October, according to a survey released Tuesday.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Loan growth to eurozone businesses slows in Oct
Growth in lending to businesses in the 19-nation euro area slowed in October, European Central Bank data showed Wednesday, in a further sign of stuttering expansion in the bloc.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM
China to widen market access for foreign investors: Xi
China will widen market access for foreign investors and step up protection of intellectual property rights, China's President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday ahead of the G20 meeting of world leaders in Argentina.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM