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21 October 2025, 07:59 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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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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Amid trade war, China plays nice with foreign investors
Long accused of protectionist tactics that make it a difficult place for foreign firms to operate, China is trying to reverse that narrative amid an escalating trade war with the United States, green-lighting huge investments and portraying itself as a champion of openness.
12 July 2018, 18:00 PM
EU slashes eurozone growth forecast
The EU on Thursday slashed its growth forecast for the eurozone in 2018, warning that the rising trade tensions with the United States
12 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Turkey lira slumps to new record lows
Turkey's embattled lira slumped almost five percent to new record lows in value against the US dollar on Wednesday after concern over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's new cabinet and his latest comments on interest rates.
12 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Canada's central bank raises key interest rate to 1.5pc
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate to 1.5 percent, the first increase since mid-January, as the Group
12 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Vistara places $3.1b order with Airbus, Boeing
India's newest airline Vistara said on Wednesday it had ordered 19 jets from Boeing and Airbus for a combined $3.1 billion as it prepares to launch international flights.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone
Japanese regulators said on Wednesday Apple Inc may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones cheaply and charge higher monthly fees, denying consumers a fair choice.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Britain to fine Facebook over data breach
Britain's data regulator has said it will fine Facebook half a million pounds ($660,000) for failing to protect users' data, in an inquiry into whether personal information had been misused by campaigns on both sides of Britain's 2016 EU referendum.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Australia prepares to ban Huawei from 5G project over security fears
Australia is preparing to ban Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment for its planned 5G broadband network after its intelligence agencies raised concerns that Beijing could force the Chinese telco to hand over sensitive data, two sources said.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Ecuador court upholds $9.5b damages ruling against Chevron
Ecuador's highest court upheld in a ruling released Tuesday a $9.5 billion damages award against oil giant Chevron over decades of pollution that harmed indigenous people.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Fox raises Sky bid in battle with Comcast
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox on Wednesday increased its takeover offer for Sky, valuing the pan-European TV group at £24.5 billion and trumping Comcast's rival bid.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
India now world's sixth biggest economy
India has become the world's sixth-biggest economy, pushing France into seventh place, according to updated World Bank figures for 2017.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Trade war ramps up as US threatens $200b in Chinese goods
The United States and China have fired the next shots in their escalating trade war, with Washington threatening to impose fresh tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese goods and Beijing vowing to retaliate.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
China's exports seen solid as trade war heats up
China's exports growth is expected to have cooled only slightly in June, possibly further boosting a trade surplus with the United States in a test for Beijing as it tries to weather a volley of US tariffs on its goods that many fear could harm its economy.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
After Tesla deal, Shanghai to speed up cancellation of foreign ownership limits
Shanghai will accelerate efforts to cancel restrictions on foreign investment in the auto manufacturing sector, a government official said on Wednesday, a day after Tesla said it would build a wholly owned auto plant in the city.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Shell curbs North Sea oil production as strikes bite
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday it had suspended production on its North Sea field of Knarr after staff working the Norwegian continental shelf went on strike, adding to supply worries in the world's oil market.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
SoftBank tightens grip on Yahoo Japan via $2b deal with Altaba
SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with US firm Altaba to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its telecoms unit.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Frito-Lay unit sales power PepsiCo's profit, revenue beat
PepsiCo Inc reported second-quarter revenue and profit that topped Wall Street estimates as higher sales in its Frito-Lay unit in North America helped offset sluggish demand for beverages.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
German investor mood slumps on trade war fears
Confidence among investors in Germany plunged sharply in July, the ZEW economic institute said Tuesday, reaching its lowest level since August 2012 over signs that a trade war was far from abating.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Japan's Takeda gains US approval for $62b Shire buy
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Tuesday said it has received US approval for its $62 billion acquisition of London-listed Shire Plc, taking the Japanese firm one step closer to its goal of becoming a global top 10 drugmaker.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Starbucks to phase out plastic straws by 2020
Global coffee giant Starbucks announced Monday it is to eliminate all plastic straws from its 28,000 stores by 2020, becoming the latest corporate giant to take steps to combat pollution from disposable plastic.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM