By Administrator_India Capital Sands Gold was down on Friday morning in Asia over new hopes for COVID-19 vaccines coming out of both the U.S. and U.K., and the European Central Bank (ECB) signalling that it may leave interest rates and stimulus unchanged in the near future. Gold futures were down by 0.12% to $1,798.15, retreating […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Indian soldiers who died in close combat with Chinese troops last month were unarmed and surrounded by a larger force on a steep ridge, Indian government sources, two soldiers deployed in the area and families of the fallen men said. One of the Indian soldiers had his throat slit with […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Twenty advocacy groups from the United States, Europe, Latin America and elsewhere signed a statement Wednesday urging regulators to be wary of Google’s $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker company Fitbit Inc because of privacy and competition concerns. The 20 organizations – which include the U.S.-based Public Citizen, Access Now […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Doctors in white coats and blue scrubs sat around a conference room table in June, looking up at a colourful slide projected on the wall. “How is anyone supposed to memorize this?” a doctor sitting in the back asked as Yoshihiro Masui, the director of Yokohama City Seibu Hospital’s critical […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian stock markets ground higher on Friday, and are set to end a choppy week more or less where they began it as surging coronavirus infections cast a shadow over encouraging economic data and checked hopes for a swift global recovery. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.3%, […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar was up on Tuesday morning, steadying an earlier surge after White House trade advisor Peter Navarro clarified his statements concerning the U.S.-China trade deal. Investors were taken on a roller-coaster ride earlier in the session after Navarro said that the deal was “over” on Monday, only to issue […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil prices nudged higher on Monday on tighter supplies from major producers, but a record rise in global coronavirus cases raised concerns a recovery in fuel demand could stall, checking gains. Brent crude rose 8 cents, or 0.2%, to $42.22 a barrel, while U.S. crude was at $39.93 a barrel, […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Mexico, India, Ireland and Norway were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, but the 193 U.N. member states must return on Thursday to continue voting to fill one more vacant seat after there was no clear winner. Canada lost out to Ireland and Norway in a hotly […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Japan’s exports fell in May at the fastest pace since the 2009 global financial crisis as U.S.-bound car shipments plunged, bolstering expectations for a deeper contraction in the world’s third-largest economy this quarter. Weak global appetite for cars and slowing business spending could drag on Japan’s export-led economy, as China-bound trade […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The euro held big gains on Friday after the European Central Bank expanded its stimulus more than expected to prop up an economy dealing with its worst recession since World War Two. The euro’s gains helped support appetite for riskier currencies in Asia with the Australian dollar holding gains and the […]
