Indian rupee closes higher Published 28 Sep, 2026 04:13am MUMBAI: The Indian rupee closed modestly stronger on Friday, aided by an easing in oil prices and the dollar after a...
Europe’s STOXX 600 falls as oil prices jump Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am FRANKFURT: European shares fell on Monday as fresh US-Iran military strikes drove oil prices and bond yields higher,...
Copper falls on LME stock build-up Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am LONDON: Copper slipped on Tuesday, easing from a six-month high hit in the previous session, as London Metal...
Pound set for monthly gains as rate-hike bets linger Published 03 Aug, 2026 02:22am LONDON: The pound was set for monthly gains against the dollar and the euro on Friday, as expectations of...
Pound heads for third weekly gain against dollar Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am LONDON: The pound edged up on Friday, set for a third weekly gain versus the dollar, ahead of major US jobs data, as...
Oil prices fall 2% as market awaits possible US-Iran ceasefire deal Updated 29 May, 2026 10:57pm Brent crude futures for July , which expire later on Friday, were down $1.74, or 1.86%, at $91.97 a barrel by 10:58am CDT (1558 GMT)
Copper retreats on gloom over prospects for US-Iran peace deal Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am LONDON: Copper prices eased on Thursday after another obstacle emerged to the US and Iran forging a peace deal and...
Zinc surges to near four-year high on supply fears; copper dips Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am LONDON: Zinc prices surged to their highest in almost four years on Thursday after another incident at a smelter...
LatAm assets set for monthly gains; focus on yen intervention Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am BRASILIA: Indexes tracking major Latin American stocks and currencies edged higher on Thursday and were set for...
Indian rupee ends stronger Published 20 Apr, 2026 07:00am MUMBAI: The Indian rupee rose on Friday following a Reuters reportof a central bank step to curb state-run oil...
Copper steadies, heads for weekly drop as stocks build Published 08 Feb, 2026 03:09am LONDON: Copper steadied on Friday as a dip to more affordable price levels sparked some buying interest, but the...
Copper strides to record high on mine disruption Published 07 Jan, 2026 05:53am LONDON: Copper soared to an all-time high on Tuesday and nickel leapt more than 9 percent to an 18-month peak as...
German economy weathering hard winter but risks loom Published 13 Jan, 2023 01:49pm BERLIN: The surge in energy prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Germany to the brink of a...
US Fed poised for smaller rate hike with eye on wage growth Updated 11 Dec, 2022 06:27pm Decision will be announced after a two-day meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starting Tuesday
Euro zone yields rise as rush to safe-haven assets pauses Published 04 Jul, 2022 02:34pm Euro zone government bond yields rose on Monday as investors paused their bond buying after rushing into safe-haven...
Sterling edges higher versus euro ahead of ECB policy meeting Published 10 Mar, 2022 02:57pm Sterling edged lower against the euro on Thursday as investors awaited the European Central Bank policy meeting...
Hong Kong Q3 GDP grows 5.4% y/y Published 01 Nov, 2021 01:45pm HONG KONG: Hong Kong's economy grew 5.4% in the third quarter from the same period a year earlier, government...
Markets await ECB stimulus clues amid rising inflation Published 28 Oct, 2021 09:40am FRANKFURT: Rising inflation across the eurozone will take centre stage as European Central Bank governors meet on...
Sterling falls from one-month highs as risk currencies'rally cools Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am LONDON: Sterling dipped below one-month highs on Thursday, tracking a similar move in risk-oriented currencies as...
Evergrande fuels concerns over China's housing bubble Published 28 Sep, 2021 09:35am BEIJING: A state crackdown on China's colossal property market has helped send one of its biggest developers to the...
Delta blow knocks wind out of Asia's economic recovery Published 24 Aug, 2021 10:44am The rapid spread of the highly infectious Delta variant of the novel coronavirus and low vaccination rates have caught much of the region off-guard
Philippine stocks, peso rise as c.bank vows easy policy Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:31am The Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah and South Korean won lost between 0.1% and 0.3%
Euro zone bonds steady ahead of German inflation data Published 29 Jun, 2021 06:02pm Polls suggest German inflation of 2.3% for June. Bund yields hold near recent one-month highs. EU expected to issue 5-yr and 30-yr bonds.
Euro zone bond yields edge lower ahead of ECB meeting, US data Published 08 Jun, 2021 03:43pm Italy's 10-year government bond yields were flat at 0.918%.
Sterling holds recent gains against dollar Updated 18 May, 2021 09:33am LONDON: Sterling held on to recent gains against the dollar on Monday as Britain took a big step towards reopening...
Oil rises to $66 ahead of OPEC+ meeting, India weighs Published 27 Apr, 2021 06:52pm OPEC+ brings forward monitoring meeting to Tuesday. India's total COVID-19 deaths near 200,000. Iran nuclear talks due to resume on Tuesday. Coming up: API oil inventory report, 2030 GMT.
Bullish investors push copper towards 10-year highs Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:59am LONDON: Copper prices rose on Monday as global stock markets hit record highs and the dollar fell, with many ...
Euro slips in Europe Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am ROTTERDAM/LONDON: The euro languished below $1.18 on Monday as the prospect of tougher coronavirus curbs in France...
Global container crunch deepens with boxships stranded in Suez Canal Published 25 Mar, 2021 07:57pm Ever Given boxship ran aground in Suez Canal. Shipping backed up either end of canal. Shipping lines were already facing problems.
Dutch lender ING's net profit down 48 percent in 2020 Published 12 Feb, 2021 12:39pm The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns were visible in a softening of lending demand.