Business & Finance Czech central bank holds rates, signals no change in coming quarters PRAGUE: The Czech National Bank held interest rates on Thursday and signalled they would stay unchanged in coming quarte Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:29pm
Markets TSX flat as upbeat earnings offset energy losses Canada's main stock index treaded water on Thursday as upbeat earnings from companies including Shopify countered losses Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:27pm
Business & Finance Morgan Stanley analysts expect Fed to cut US rates in October NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley analysts said on Thursday the Federal Reserve will likely reduce key US lending rates by a quar Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:18pm
Markets Sterling sinks to $1.21 as BoE cuts growth forecasts before Brexit LONDON: Sterling sank to a 30-month low on Thursday below $1.21, hurt by a stronger dollar, renewed worries about a no-d Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:17pm
Markets Russia's Gazprom non-CIS gas exports down 4.8pc in Jan-July MOSCOW: Russian state gas giant Gazprom's natural gas exports outside the former Soviet Union declined by 4.8pc to 111.5 Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:16pm
Markets US bond yields extend drop as ISM US factory data disappoints NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell further on Thursday, with 10-year yields sagging below 2pc, in the wake of an industry Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:15pm
World Brexit makes Carney less of a central bank oddity LONDON: Sticking out like a sore thumb is sometimes better than fitting in. Right now, Bank of England Governor Mark Car Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:14pm
World US Senate aims to pass Trump-backed 2-year spending, debt limit deal WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday will try to complete a months-long effort by lawmakers and the Trump administratio Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:12pm
Markets ARA fuel oil stocks up 19pc LONDON: Fuel oil stocks in independent storage at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose ne Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:11pm
Business & Finance Amazon chief Bezos cashes in $1.8bn of share pile Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos sold shares worth $1.8 billion in the last three days of July, reducing the value of h Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:10pm
Business & Finance Facebook takedowns of ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ in 2019 LONDON: Facebook said on Thursday it had dismantled a network of fake accounts and pages it said were run by people conn Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:09pm
Business & Finance Romania central bank's FX reserves rise to 35.47bn euros in July BUCHAREST: The Romanian central bank's foreign exchange reserves, excluding 103.7 tonnes of gold, rose by 2.9 billion eu Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:46pm
Business & Finance Australia's Ichthys LNG plant offers two cargoes for September loading LONDON: Australia's Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant has offered two cargoes for loading in early September, tw Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:37pm
Business & Finance Bosnia seals $94mn loans, grants for key highway with EBRD, EU SARAJEVO: Bosnia signed loan agreements worth 85 million euros ($94 million) on Thursday with the European Bank for Reco Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:34pm
Markets Indian shares end at five-month low on US Fed's comments BENGALURU: Indian shares ended at a five-month low on Thursday, dragged by public sector banks and metal stocks, as comm Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:33pm
World Greece's new PM needs to avoid banking own goal ATHENS: Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is off to a great start. It would be a shame for the former Chas Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:31pm
Markets Asia Fuel Oil-380-cst cash premium, time spread extend gains SINGAPORE: Asia's high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) extended gains on Thursday with firm buying interest lifting 380-cst HSFO Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:28pm
Markets Palm charts losing session on weaker related oils KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell to a one-week low in Thursday trade, weighed down by losses in related edi Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:25pm
World Pompeo blasts Chinese ‘coercion’ in South China Sea BANGKOK: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday criticised Chinese "coercion" in the disputed South China Sea, hi Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:23pm
Business & Finance SocGen's shares rise as bank boosts solvency ratio PARIS: Shares of Societe Generale , France's third-largest bank by market capitalisation, jumped on Thursday after it hi Published 01 Aug, 2019 01:21pm