Good morning, this is Chiranjivi Chakraborty, an equities reporter in Mumbai. Local equities are looking up, with Nifty futures pointing to a positive start. However, the mood’s still cautious with no signs of a let up in Israel-Iran conflict. Oil’s still a key focus for traders, given the conflict’s impact on India, a major energy […]
“Prices are still very close to the record, and given the geopolitical situation any further escalation will push them higher,” said John Feeney, an analyst at Guardian Gold Australia. “Gold has performed very well as a haven recently, and it seems a lot of investors are moving funds out of US bonds and into the […]
While the government’s efforts on rice appears to have helped Ishiba, last week’s moves to address the rising cost-of-living with cash handouts were less well received. The same Kyodo survey showed 54.9% were against the ruling party’s promise to hand out ¥20,000 ($138) per person, while 67% of respondents to the Asahi poll said they […]
That type of action may draw the US, the world’s most powerful military, into the conflict, something Tehran has probably calculated it can’t afford, according to Bloomberg Economics analysts. That’s partly because the Iranian economy is already weak, with inflation at almost 40%, and public frustration with the government is high.
A trade deal with Canada was not listed as a priority for the UK government last year, when Trade Minister Douglas Alexander listed agreements with the Gulf Cooperation Council, India, Israel, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, and Turkey as the areas his department was focusing on. But Trump’s return to the White House and his […]
It’s unclear if Tehran is entertaining last-resort options — such as attacking tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, through which Middle East producers ship about a fifth of the world’s daily output. That type of action may draw the US, the world’s most powerful military, into the conflict, a risk Tehran has calculated that it […]
The money manager has been gradually cutting its high-yield bonds and other sub-investment-grade debt over the past two years, Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer, said at the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in Los Angeles this week. There are myriad risks, including inflation and tariffs, and investors aren’t getting paid for them, he said.
Instead, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced on Jan. 16 that there would be a series of quicker, local probes into child grooming. At the same time, she appointed Casey to carry out the wider audit. The new national inquiry will serve to co-ordinate those targeted local investigations, Starmer said.
“To achieve an agreement that is mutually beneficial, we engaged in very in-depth discussions with the two ministers and explored the possibility of reaching an agreement,” Akazawa told reporters after the sixth round of trade negotiations. “We further deepened discussions on issues such as expanding bilateral trade, non-tariff measures and cooperation on economic security.”
“Given that the strikes appear to have been directed more at the Iranian military general staff, including the head of the IRGC and senior nuclear scientists, and that the US was not involved, that suggests that what we saw today was more of a pre-emptive strike and less of a sustained military conflict,” said Robert […]