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US slaps sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive Lam, in new offensive on ChinaIn the toughest US action on Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a security clampdown on the territory, the Treasury Department said it was fre...
- Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok’s operations in the U.S. and several other countries
The purchase would result in Microsoft owning and operating TikTok in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Microsoft said it may in...
- India hikes exposure to US government securities by nearly USD 13 billion in May
The country was the 12th largest holder of the American government securities while Japan had the maximum exposure at USD 1.260 trillion at...
- India becomes 12th largest holder of US govt securities
After significantly reducing the exposure in March to $156.5 billion, Indian marginally hiked the holding by $0.9 billion to $157.4 billion...
- Donald Trump taps Indian-American lawyer as US representative to World Bank's lending arm IBRD
Ashok Michael Pinto, who has worked as a Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to former president George W Bush, was on Monday nominated...
- Sensex jumps 200 points, Nifty reclaims 10,900 as Credit Suisse upgrades D-Street
IndusInd Bank, YES Bank, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance and L&T were among top gainers.
- Market Movers: What changed for D-Street while you were sleeping
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange were trading 66.50 points, or 0.61 per cent, lower at 10,803, indicating a gap-down start for Dalal...
- Trump says ‘it doesn't matter’ if Xi agrees to meeting at G-20
Trump has repeatedly threatened to raise tariffs if Xi doesn’t meet with him at the G-20.
- Modi win makes rupee double-edged sword for central bank
The rupee is emerging as Asia’s top performer in the past three months.
- Trump’s tariff tweets do the markets a big favor: Robert Burgess
The initial decline was painful, for sure, but cathartic as well.
- China very much wants to make trade deal with US: Donald Trump
Trump wants to reduce the massive trade deficit with China. Last year, he had imposed massive import duties on Chinese products.
- Trump taps 3 Indian-American experts for key admin posts
Rita Baranwal was nominated for the post of Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), Aditya Bamzai for member of the Privacy and Civ...
- The real currency manipulators get off the hook
Vietnam, Thailand and Switzerland have intervened enough in the foreign exchange markets.
- Europe claws higher after China enters bear territory
Carmakers are another likely target of US President Donald Trump's tariff plans.
- US may label more Pakistan-based terrorists
Incidentally Trump’s National Security Strategy that coincided with bilateral dialogue here has put further onus on Pakistan to fight terro...
- Hafiz Saeed is terrorist leader designated by UN and US: Trump admin
Responding to a question, the State Department was quick to express its displeasure over the potential release of Saeed from house arrest.
- Time to 'rescind' Pakistan's major non-NATO ally status: US expert
The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) head, carrying a bounty of $10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been und...
- Growing trend of Govts adopting e-payments methods: MasterCard
Governments world over are increasingly adopting electronic payment methods as an alternative to cash and cheque-based benefit programme, a...
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