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Japan, South Korea steel exports to India surge on tariffs, high-end demand
India is being hit by a wave of steel from producers in Japan and South Korea, a government document showed, as mills there redirect supply after US President Donald Trump slapped an import duty on the alloy earlier this year.
16 August 2018, 18:00 PM
India's oil import bill soars on rupee fall
The sharply falling value of the Indian rupee vis-a-vis the US dollar will push up the country's crude oil import bill by about $16 billion in the 2018-19 financial year, officials said yesterday.
16 August 2018, 18:00 PM
If rupee slump persists, it can hurt Modi
The rupee's plunge to a record low has worried a wide cross-section of India's society: companies, importers, those going on vacation and students planning to study overseas.
16 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Blackstone may buy stake in India's Jet Airways loyalty arm
US private equity firm Blackstone Group LP is in talks to acquire a stake in the frequent-flier loyalty program of Jet Airways (India) Ltd, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
UK inflation accelerates to 2.5pc in July
Britain's inflation rate accelerated last month on higher transport costs, as workers' wages continued to lose purchase power, official data showed Wednesday.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
China vows to control debt despite fresh stimulus for cooling economy
China's state planner pledged on Wednesday to keep debt levels under control even as Beijing rolls out fresh stimulus to support the stumbling economy as a trade war with the US deepens.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Saudi fund may only play minor part in Musk's $72b Tesla plan: bankers
Elon Musk told investors this week that “obviously, the Saudi sovereign fund has more than enough capital needed” to finance taking Tesla private.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Turkey hits back at US with tariff hikes on key products
Turkey on Wednesday said it was hiking tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions against Ankara, as a bitter dispute between the two allies that sent the Turkish lira into freefall showed no sign of ending.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Chinese oil importers shun US crude despite tariff reversal
Chinese oil importers are shying away from buying US crude as they fear Beijing's decision to exclude the commodity from its tariff list in a trade dispute between the world's biggest economies may only be temporary.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
US retail sales, manufacturing data bolster economic outlook
US retail sales rose more than expected in July as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and clothing, suggesting the economy remained strong early in the third quarter.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Indonesia central bank hikes rates as Turkey crisis bites
Indonesia's central bank hiked interest rates Wednesday in a bid to shield the slumping rupiah from a selloff in emerging market currencies as Turkey's financial crisis roils global markets.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM
China data shows economic momentum flagging
The Chinese economy is displaying further signs of weakness, with data Tuesday showing the pace of investment slumping to a record low in the first seven months of the year while retail sales growth slowed.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
German economy bounces back in Q2
Germany has bounced back from an early 2018 slowdown, official data showed Tuesday, as the pace of growth accelerated despite the rumblings of a trade war that could trip up its export-led economy.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
UK jobless rate falls to 4pc
Britain's unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in the second quarter to stay at the lowest level for 43 years, official data showed on Tuesday.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Indian rupee hits record low
The Indian rupee hit a record low of 70 to the dollar on Tuesday as emerging market currencies are sold off by investors spooked by the Turkish financial crisis.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Maduro announces curbs to cheap gas in Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro announced that from now on Venezuela's dirt-cheap fuel will be available only to people with a special government aid card that the opposition has denounced as a tool for controlling people.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Japan's labour crunch is reshaping how companies attract workers
Misaki Harada wants to quit her job as a receptionist at a restaurant management company in Tokyo and move into marketing for an apparel maker.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
US import prices flat; dollar curbing imported inflation
US import prices were unchanged in July as a surge in the cost of fuels was offset by weak prices elsewhere, suggesting a strong dollar was keeping imported inflation pressures in check.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Euro zone growth better than expected
Euro zone growth was better than expected in the second quarter, flash estimates showed on Tuesday, in a sign that the negative effects of global trade tensions might be seen only later in the year.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
France fumes at proposed post-Brexit EU sea trade links
France deems unacceptable a European Commission proposal to exclude French ports from a re-routing of a strategic trade corridor between Ireland and mainland Europe after Brexit, the government said.
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM