8+ min ago   (654+ words) The dollar holds steady while the yen gains ahead of pivotal central bank rate decisions, as Mideast tensions drive oil prices and influence global monetary policy. SINGAPORE: The dollar was steady on Monday, ​with the yen holding on to its…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (313+ words) LONDON: The pound rose slightly on Friday after data showed UK growth beat expectations in July, continuing a string of relatively upbeat readings for the British economy. British gross domestic product grew 0.4 percent in July, figures from the Office for…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (426+ words) BRASILIA: Latin American stocks and currencies fell on Friday amid fresh concerns over Brazil’s presidential election outlook and mounting expectations of a US interest-rate hike after stronger-than-expected inflation data. MSCI’s gauge of Latin American stocks dropped 1 percent and was on…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (305+ words) MUMBAI: India’s markets regulator proposed on Saturday a review of how settlement prices for index and stock derivatives are determined on expiry day. The plans were unveiled in a consultation paper laying out changes to the newly launched Closing Auction…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (333+ words) LONDON: Copper prices were headed for their first weekly drop since June, even as they steadied on Friday following a steep fall in the previous session after Reuters reported that the White House had not made a decision on imposing…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (286+ words) MUMBAI: India’s FX reserves climbed to a record high of USD785.7 billion in the week to September 4, central bank data showed on Friday, lifted by a wave of inflows under policy measures to strengthen the country’s balance of payments. India’s FX…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (208+ words) SHANGHAI: Japanese rubber futures fell for a third consecutive session on Friday on profit-taking after a short squeeze and arbitrage-driven rally this week, although the contract still posted a weekly gain as higher oil prices capped losses. The Osaka Exchange…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (128+ words) Business Recorder BERLIN: The number of corporate insolvencies in Germany rose to a 13-year high in the first half of 2026 despite signs of a nascent recovery in Europe’s largest economy, figures from the federal statistics office showed on Friday. Local…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (149+ words) MUMBAI: India’s markets regulator proposed on Saturday to use both closing auction session (CAS) and volume-weighted average price (VWAP) to determine settlement prices for index and single-stock derivatives on expiry days, in a bid to improve the CAS system. The…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (392+ words) SHANGHAI: China’s yuan held steady against the US dollar on Friday as the greenback rebounded and the central bank set a strong fixing, with investors positioning cautiously ahead of US inflation data later in the day. The spot yuan opened…...