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Saris swirl at rare Pakistan transgender party
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2017
» PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - At a party in Peshawar, the guests' saris twirled as they danced to the music and fed each other pieces of cake, but armed police guarding the door indicated this was no normal carefree birthday gathering.
London stocks hit record high, pound slumps
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2017
» LONDON - The London stock market ended the day on another record high on Monday, shrugging off weakness on Wall Street and other European markets, as Brexit concerns battered the pound.
Start-ups take aim at errant drones
Business, Reuters, Published on 05/01/2017
» A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn't, by disabling them or knocking them out of the sky.
Emerging markets post lowest inflows since 2008
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2017
» Emerging market portfolios recorded their lowest total inflows since 2008 as investors responded to global shocks last year by buying fewer developing country assets, a report showed on Tuesday.
Stocks, dollar rattled by tightening US election race
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2016
» Asian shares tumbled to seven-week lows and the dollar was on the defensive on Wednesday as investors were rattled by signs the US presidential election race was tightening just days out to the Nov 8 vote.
Gold may rebound next year
Business, Reuters, Published on 19/10/2016
» SINGAPORE: Gold is likely to recover to above $1,300 an ounce next year as a pick-up in physical demand counters more potential US rate increases, according to a Reuters poll presented at an industry event.
Asia central bank doves flutter wings as Fed takes time
Reuters, Published on 22/09/2016
» SINGAPORE - By dallying over raising interest rates, the US Federal Reserve made it easier this week for central banks in the Asia-Pacific to stay dovish, with Indonesia lowering rates on Thursday and Australia and New Zealand saying they could cut later.
Fed minutes show rate hike could come 'soon'
Business, Reuters, Published on 19/08/2016
» WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve officials believed last month that near-term risks to the US economy had subsided and that an interest rate increase could soon be warranted. But they did not indicate when they would likely raise rates.
Indonesia expected to cut rates again
Business, Reuters, Published on 21/07/2016
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank is expected to make its fifth policy rate cut this year on Thursday, as it tries to help lift annual growth back above 5%.
Sterling bounces back on PM appointment
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2016
» LONDON - Sterling rose along with UK government bond yields on Tuesday as the early anointing of interior minister Theresa May as prime minister fed into a generally improved global mood among financial investors.