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New Indian law to protect foreign investors to exclude tax demands – documents
By Ritu, Capital Sands New legislation will improve protection for foreign investors in India by offering relief from possible policy changes but will uphold the state’s right to tax them, according to its draft and government documents seen by Reuters. The bill also attempts to upgrade India’s investment climate and boost foreign investment by setting […]
China repeats call on Canada to release Huawei CFO Meng
By Ritu, Capital Sands China repeated its call on Monday for Canada to release detained Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou as soon as possible, ahead of the executive’s first extradition hearing later in the day. “The resolve of the Chinese government to protect Chinese citizens’ proper legal rights is firm and unwavering,” foreign […]
Asia shares camp on high ground, oil jumps on Libya shutdown
By Ritu, Capital Sands Asian shares neared a 20-month top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid U.S. economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve. Oil prices jumped as oilfields in southwest Libya began shutting down after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar closed a pipeline, potentially […]
European shares at record high as cross-Atlantic trade tensions abate
By Ritu, Capital Sands European shares touched a record high on Friday after EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan struck a positive tone on talks with Washington, soothing some concerns over a possible escalation in trade tensions between the cross-Atlantic allies. The pan STOXX 600 index rose as much as 0.8% to a record high of […]
GBP/USD: Probes five-week-old falling trendline near 1.3080
By Ritu, Capital Sands GBP/USD stays positive around a one-week high while taking the bids to 1.3080 during the Asian session on Friday. The pair confronts a short-term key resistance trend line following its U-turn from a multi-month-old rising support line. The GBP/USD pair is holding on to daily gains around 1.3070, positive in […]
Gold Prices Slips on U.S.-China Deal
By Ritu, Capital Sands Gold prices slipped on Thursday in Asia after the U.S. and China signed a historic trade deal. Gold Futures slipped 0.1% to $1,552.15 by 1:30 AM ET (05:30 GMT). Tensions remained however, as Washington decided to keep duties on some $360 billion of Chinese goods. Some analysts also pointed out that the […]
Asian Stocks Rise as U.S.-China Signs Phase One Trade Deal
By Ritu, Capital Sands Asian stock markets traded mostly higher on Thursday in Asia as investors cheered the signing of the phase one U.S.-China trade deal. China’s Shenzhen Composite rose 0.2%, while the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 0.4%. Overnight, officials from the U.S. and China signed the phase one trade agreement, putting their […]
Michael Patra appointed deputy governor of RBI for a three-year term
By Ritu, Capital Sands Michael Debabrata Patra, 59, has been appointed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor for three years. The post fell vacant after Viral Acharya resigned on July 23 last year. Patra, as executive director of the central bank, was the principal advisor to the Monetary Policy Department since July 2012. […]