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...Forex and fixed income China’s currency enjoyed its best week against the dollar in more than a decade....
...The US dollar held at a five-week high after Donald Trump announced plans to slash the US corporate tax rate.The dollar index, a measure of the currency against a basket of its peers, was 0.2 per cent higher...
...The dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of peers, was flat in Asia trading. Oil prices were lower after the impact of Hurricane Irma was downgraded....
...Currency markets bore the brunt of sentiment surrounding the US presidential debate, with the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar and Japanese yen among the high-profile movers....
...On Thursday the pound was up 0.2 per cent against the single currency at €1.3261 and steady against the dollar at $1.4410 — not far off a recent five-year low....
...The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo closed at a 15-year peak after a five-day gain of 1.6 per cent — its sixth successive weekly rise. The weak dollar also provided some much-needed support for gold....
...at 456.92 CNX Nifty down -0.37% at 6,493 Currencies €/$ 1.40 (1.39) $/¥ 102.54 (102.75) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.02 at 108.00 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.17 at 98.16 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up...
...will test investor hopes for a pick-up in the U.S. and global economies… Bulls are hoping to see evidence of an economic rebound in the United States in this week’s busy calendar of data that includes the...
...(Financial Times) George Soros’s Quantum Endowment fund had its second-best year ever in dollar terms in 2013, adding $5.5bn to the billionaire’s fortune and putting Quantum back in top place among the...
...Lahiri skilfully shapes the political aspect of her story, effectively conveys the collision of two worlds, and vividly describes campus life in the United States....
...(Financial Times) Johnson & Johnson is to pay more than $2.2bn in fines to US federal and state authorities for kickbacks and promotion of its medicines for diseases beyond their approved uses over more...
...Group, which is the country’s leading restaurant operator, to open 25 of its shops over the next five years in cities such as Bogotá, Medellín and Barranquilla – the first deal of its kind in South America...
...Heavy selling of the Australian currency saw it fall 0.44 per cent against the US dollar to $90.65, its lowest level since September 3....
...Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said investor roadshows will be launched in the United States on Tuesday for a 10 percent stake in state refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC).”...
...(Reuters) State of emergency declared in Egypt; scores dead: “Egypt’s security services on Wednesday stormed two Cairo protest camps housing thousands of Islamists, killing scores and igniting a wave of...
...(Reuters) COMMENT AND CURIOS: - Gavyn Davies: Will the emerging world derail the global recovery? (FT blog) - Asian nations are depleting foreign reserves in supporting their currencies....
...up +0.67% at 472.85 CNX Nifty up +0.83% at 5,885 Currencies €/$ 1.31 (1.30) $/¥ 99.37 (99.47) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.15 at 101.88 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.38 at 91.81 100 Oz Gold (Comex)...
...The planned nuclear power station at Hinkley Point, Somerset, could qualify for a state-backed guarantee as one of the nation’s “top five” infrastructure projects, a person familiar with the matter said....
...Transportation networks including the subway system and railways were shut down on Sunday and the City issued evacuation orders for residents in low lying parts of Manhattan....
...by agreeing to buy a division of Thailand’s Thanachart Bank. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9ac8a2a0-275d-11e2-abcb-00144feabdc0.html Deadly blasts escalate strife in Bahrain Five bombs exploded in districts...
...Santander’s Mexico chief said the offer was over-subscribed five times. (Financial Times) AngloGold Ashanti halted its operations in South Africa as tens of thousands of its workers went on strike....
...the end of more than five weeks of industrial action marred by violence and 45 deaths....
...Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America....
...President Thein Sein arrived for his first trip to Thailand since he became president in March last year and initiated political and economic reforms after almost five decades of repressive military rule...
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