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Oil Set for 2nd Weekly Gain as US Ramps Up Iran Pressure

Oil Set for 2nd Weekly Gain as US Ramps Up Iran Pressure

Oil prices ‌edged lower on Friday but were on track for a second straight weekly gain after the United States threatened to impose "the toughest sanctions in history" with no end in sight for disruptions to Middle East ​oil flows. Brent crude futures fell 17 cents, or 0.1...


August 21, 2026
Gold Hits 3-Month High on Weak Dollar and Technical Support
Gold Hits 3-Month High on Weak Dollar and Technical Support

Gold was set to rise ​for a third consecutive week on Friday, scaling an over three-month high and breaching its ‌200-day moving average,...

China to Revise Regulations for Outbound Investment
China to Revise Regulations for Outbound Investment

China will revise measures for managing outbound investment to better ​protect investors' rights and assets and fend ‌off risks overseas,...

India's ICICI Bank Doubles Overseas Borrowing Limit to $5B
India's ICICI Bank Doubles Overseas Borrowing Limit to $5B

India's ICICI Bank said on ​Friday its board approved doubling ‌the limit for overseas borrowings to $5 billion, as the country's...

Dollar Wobbles as Treasury Buybacks Raise Fresh Concerns
Dollar Wobbles as Treasury Buybacks Raise Fresh Concerns

The dollar slipped on Friday ​and was set to end a bumpy week lower, as investors questioned whether the U.S. Treasury's ‌efforts to calm...

Japan Core Inflation Rises in July, Supports Rate Hike Case
Japan Core Inflation Rises in July, Supports Rate Hike Case

Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated ​in July from a year earlier as firms passed on rising import costs from a weak yen ‌and the...

Indian Appliance Maker Atomberg Technologies Files for IPO
Indian Appliance Maker Atomberg Technologies Files for IPO

Indian appliances maker Atomberg Technologies has filed for an initial public offering comprising a fresh issue ​of shares worth up to 4.5 billion...

Ping An H1 Profit Jumps 36% on Asset Management Boost
Ping An H1 Profit Jumps 36% on Asset Management Boost

China's Ping An Insurance reported a better-than-expected rise of 36% year-on-year in first-half net profit, as ‌buoyant capital...

Asia Shares Downbeat for Week as Bond Yields, Oil Stay High
Asia Shares Downbeat for Week as Bond Yields, Oil Stay High

Most Asian share indices were heading for weekly falls on Friday as stress in global bond markets showed little sign of abating, while diplomatic...

India's August Private Sector Growth Recovers Slightly from over 4-yr Low, PMI
India's August Private Sector Growth Recovers Slightly from over 4-yr Low, PMI

India's private sector activity edged slightly higher in August from an over four-year low as a rebound in services ​growth offset the weakest...

Abbott to Pay $670M to Settle Preterm Infant Formula Cases
Abbott to Pay $670M to Settle Preterm Infant Formula Cases

Abbott said on Thursday it reached a $670 million settlement to partially resolve the ongoing ​litigation over alleged harms linked to its...

Canada Says US Trade Deal Is 'Very Close,' More Work Needed
Canada Says US Trade Deal Is 'Very Close,' More Work Needed

Canada ‌and the United States are "very close" to agreeing a trade deal that could help reduce months of tariffs and...

Walmart Sales Slowdown Tests Consumer, Shares Slide 9%
Walmart Sales Slowdown Tests Consumer, Shares Slide 9%

Walmart on Thursday reported its slowest quarterly comparable sales growth in six years ​and warned shoppers were likely being squeezed by...

August 20, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 Slips on Inflation Fears
Europe's STOXX 600 Slips on Inflation Fears

European shares inched lower on Thursday, as elevated oil prices kept inflation worries alive, while a recovery in global bonds after a U.S....

Deere Raises 2026 Profit View on AI Boom, Shares Jump
Deere Raises 2026 Profit View on AI Boom, Shares Jump

Deere, the world's largest farm equipment manufacturer, raised its full-year ‌net income forecast on Thursday and posted its first rise in...

China US Rare Earth Exports Rise for Aerospace Sector
China US Rare Earth Exports Rise for Aerospace Sector

Chinese exports of rare earth yttrium to the U.S. rose in July, Chinese customs data showed on Thursday, possibly giving ​some reprieve to U.S....

US Could Cut Key Tariffs in Proposed Canada Deal, Source
US Could Cut Key Tariffs in Proposed Canada Deal, Source

The ​U.S. and Canada are closing in on a trade deal in which Washington could cut some contentious tariff rates on Canadian-built cars...

UK Statistics Office Revises Up 2023, 2024 Growth Estimates
UK Statistics Office Revises Up 2023, 2024 Growth Estimates

Britain's statistics office said on Thursday that the economy grew slightly faster in 2023 and 2024 than previously thought, making ​economic...

AI Productivity May Not Curb Inflation, IMF Official Warns
AI Productivity May Not Curb Inflation, IMF Official Warns

Even if artificial intelligence boosts productivity, it may not lower inflation, the International Monetary Fund's new chief...

UK Factory Orders Show Best Performance since Nov 2024, CBI
UK Factory Orders Show Best Performance since Nov 2024, CBI

A gauge of British factory orders rose this month to reach its highest level since November ​2024, adding to wider signs of resilience in ‌the...

FTSE 100 Falls as JD Sports Tumbles on Forecast Cut
FTSE 100 Falls as JD Sports Tumbles on Forecast Cut

The UK's FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday, as JD Sports plunged after issuing a downbeat forecast, while a rebound in government bond yields put...

German Economy Hampered by Depleted Rivers, Bundesbank Says
German Economy Hampered by Depleted Rivers, Bundesbank Says

Depleted German rivers are disrupting the transport of goods across Europe's largest economy, ​hampering an already timid recovery, the...

Rupee Rangebound as Short Traders Await Fresh Entries
Rupee Rangebound as Short Traders Await Fresh Entries

The Indian rupee lumbered in a thin range on Thursday, with both positive and ​negative global cues having limited impact on the currency ‌as...

Sterling Hits Six-Month High against Fading Dollar
Sterling Hits Six-Month High against Fading Dollar

The British pound rose ​to a six-month high against a stuttering dollar on Thursday, a day after the U.S. ‌Treasury took a surprise measure to...

Gold Falls Off 2-Month High After US Treasury Move
Gold Falls Off 2-Month High After US Treasury Move

Gold fell on Thursday as ​investors booked profits after prices climbed to a more than two-month peak ‌on a surprise U.S. Treasury...

Robots Poised for 'ChatGPT Moment,' Unitree CEO Says
Robots Poised for 'ChatGPT Moment,' Unitree CEO Says

The CEO of Chinese humanoid robot unicorn Unitree said on ​Thursday the industry is edging towards a "ChatGPT moment" for robot...

German Producer Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in Over 3 Years
German Producer Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in Over 3 Years

German producer prices rose at their fastest pace in over three years ​in July, driven by higher costs for intermediate ‌goods and energy, the...

Dollar Hits 3-Month Low as Treasury Targets Bond Yields
Dollar Hits 3-Month Low as Treasury Targets Bond Yields

The U.S. dollar stood at three-month lows on Thursday after the Treasury ​Department moved to calm a bond market rout that had...

Oil Gains on Mideast Supply Concerns Amid US-Iran War
Oil Gains on Mideast Supply Concerns Amid US-Iran War

Oil ​prices climbed on Thursday on concerns the impasse in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran ‌will continue to disrupt supply from...

Bonds Recover after US Treasury Comes to the Rescue
Bonds Recover after US Treasury Comes to the Rescue

Global bonds rebounded on Thursday after the U.S. Treasury stepped in to stem a rout in its debt ​market, soothing investor nerves and sending the...

India Bars JPMorgan Entity Over Alleged Auction Rigging
India Bars JPMorgan Entity Over Alleged Auction Rigging

India's securities regulator on Wednesday banned two firms from the market for allegedly manipulating trades on a newly launched ​closing-price...

China's Shanghai Eases Housing Policies to Spur Demand
China's Shanghai Eases Housing Policies to Spur Demand

China's commercial hub of Shanghai will ​ease some property policies ‌from Friday, including mortgage, housing provident fund and purchase...

India Regulator Bets on Reforms to Stop Capital Flight
India Regulator Bets on Reforms to Stop Capital Flight

India's markets regulator is set to overhaul decades-old rules and stem soaring outflows of foreign funds, three sources said, in a move some...

Hengrui Sees Profit Growth Squeezed by Bulk-Buying Programs
Hengrui Sees Profit Growth Squeezed by Bulk-Buying Programs

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, China's biggest drugmaker by ‌market value, reported a 0.34% rise in first-half net profit on Wednesday,...

Citi, HSBC, StanChart Adopt Ant International Forex AI Tool
Citi, HSBC, StanChart Adopt Ant International Forex AI Tool

Ant International launched an upgraded version of its ​artificial intelligence model on Thursday, signing ‌up major global banks as financial...

Coty Sees Weak Quarterly Profit, Withholds Annual Forecasts in 'Transition Year'
Coty Sees Weak Quarterly Profit, Withholds Annual Forecasts in 'Transition Year'

Coty on Wednesday forecast current-quarter earnings below expectations and withheld its annual outlook, calling fiscal 2027 a "transition...

August 19, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 near 3-wk Low as Inflation Worries Weigh
Europe's STOXX 600 near 3-wk Low as Inflation Worries Weigh

European ​shares edged down to nearly a three-week low on Wednesday, as firmer oil prices and concerns over ‌rising inflation offset relief...

Gold Jumps Over 3% as US Treasury News Hurts Yields, Dollar
Gold Jumps Over 3% as US Treasury News Hurts Yields, Dollar

Gold surged over ‌3% to its highest in over two and a half months on Wednesday after a surprise liquidity support announcement by...

Euro Zone Yields Slip From Highs After US Treasury News
Euro Zone Yields Slip From Highs After US Treasury News

The pressure on euro zone government bonds eased on Wednesday, with yields slipping from multi-year highs after the U.S....

US 30-Year Treasury Yields Drop from Multi-Year Highs
US 30-Year Treasury Yields Drop from Multi-Year Highs

Yields on 30-year U.S. Treasuries fell sharply on Wednesday ​from around their highest level in 19 years, ‌after the Treasury Department...

Target Lifts Annual Outlook as Turnaround Takes Root
Target Lifts Annual Outlook as Turnaround Takes Root

Target raised its annual ​sales forecast for a second time this year as efforts to cut prices and freshen merchandise yielded results, while...

Oil Hovers near Three-Week High on Uncertainty over Hormuz
Oil Hovers near Three-Week High on Uncertainty over Hormuz

Oil prices trimmed ​gains but kept near a three-week high hit earlier on Wednesday on uncertainty over shipping through the Strait ‌of...

US, India Fuel Exporters Profit From War Supply Fears
US, India Fuel Exporters Profit From War Supply Fears

Oil refiners in India and the U.S. are reaping a bonanza as wars in Iran and Ukraine have disrupted global fuel supplies,...


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