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  • How Singapore's currency club fell apart

    How Singapore's currency club fell apart

    The main product at issue, a non-deliverable forward (NDF), allows foreign investors and companies to hedge or speculate on emerging market currencies when exchange controls in those countries make it difficult to trade directly in the spot market.

  • Despite India's easier foreign debt investor norms tax still a barrier

    Despite India's easier foreign debt investor norms tax still a barrier

    India's move to ease restrictions for foreign investors in domestic debt markets is unlikely to significantly boost capital inflows unless the government also cuts withholding taxes, a more difficult decision for a country with fiscal challenges.

  • India eases foreign investment rules for government, corporate bonds

    India eases foreign investment rules for government, corporate bonds

    Under the new rules, foreign investors can invest up to $25 billion in long-term government bonds, up from $15 billion. The cap on corporate bonds remains at the current level of $51 billion, but separate limits on different types of corporate debt have been removed.

  • Nikkei closes at 52-month high, exporters surge

    Nikkei closes at 52-month high, exporters surge

    Japan's Nikkei average climbed to a 52-month high on Wednesday, boosted by Wall Street shares edging up to near-record highs, although analysts said gains could be limited as investors focus on who will become the next Bank of Japan governor.

  • Tokyo stocks open down 0.63 per cent; Hong Kong stocks open flat

    Tokyo stocks open down 0.63 per cent; Hong Kong stocks open flat

    Tokyo stocks opened 0.63 per cent lower on Tuesday after the yen strengthened slightly following its recent slide.

  • Nikkei down as Taro Aso plays down foreign bond buy talk

    Nikkei down as Taro Aso plays down foreign bond buy talk

    Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Tuesday as Japanese finance minister Taro Aso played down talk of foreign bond buying by the central bank, while index heavyweight Fanuc Corp dropped on weak machine tool orders from China.

  • Nikkei approaches 4-year high as Japan avoids G20 criticism

    Nikkei approaches 4-year high as Japan avoids G20 criticism

    Japan's Nikkei share average jumped 2.3 per cent in early trade on Monday, with exporters and banks leading the pack after the yen softened on the G20's decision not to single out Japan for undertaking policies that have weakened its currency.

  • Nikkei falls on caution over G20 meet

    Nikkei falls on caution over G20 meet

    Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday as investors pared exposure to exporters and banks while awaiting the weekend G20 meeting.

  • Nikkei pulls back as stronger yen prompts profit-taking

    Nikkei pulls back as stronger yen prompts profit-taking

    Japan's Nikkei share average lost ground on Wednesday as the yen strengthened, triggering profit-taking on exporters, while social gaming company Gree Inc suffered a steep fall after cutting its annual profit forecast.

  • Reliance Cement enters market, to focus on Vidarbha

    Reliance Cement enters market, to focus on Vidarbha

    "The company now commercially enters the cement market that has been on a robust growth trajectory for more than a decade now, led by buoyancy in sectors like realty, infra and construction," it said in a statement.

  • GAAR more of a deterrent than revenue collection measure: Experts

    GAAR more of a deterrent than revenue collection measure: Experts

    The Shome Committee, set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to address the concerns of foreign investors on General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR), has recommended the postponement of the controversial tax provision by three years to 2016-17. In an interview to NDTV Profit, Uday Ved, Head of Tax, KPMG and Ketan Dalal, Joint leader, Tax and Regulatory Services, PwC India share their views on this development.

  • Spain recession deepens as austerity weighs

    Spain recession deepens as austerity weighs

    Spain's economy shrank further in the second quarter of the year and a slump in domestic spending accelerated, signalling a protracted recession as the country presses on with efforts to slash its public deficit.

  • Dow ends lower, Apple hits all-time high

    Dow ends lower, Apple hits all-time high

    Trading was subdued. The market is on hold until Jackson Hole, the Wyoming resort town where the Fed chief will speak.

  • A word from Bernanke turns US stocks around

    A word from Bernanke turns US stocks around

    US stocks opened lower Friday but reversed course after a letter surfaced from Federal Reserve Chairman.

  • US Fed hints at another economic stimulus

    US Fed hints at another economic stimulus

    The goal would be to try to lower long-term interest rates to encourage more borrowing and spending.

  • US stocks climb from lows after Fed signals help

    US stocks climb from lows after Fed signals help

    The Fed plans to take additional action on worries about the slow pace of the US economic recovery.

  • China HSBC Flash PMI at 9-month low, new export orders sink

    China HSBC Flash PMI at 9-month low, new export orders sink

    New export orders slumped and inventories rose, a signal that a persistent slowdown in growth has extended.

  • Facebook falls as lockup period ends

    Facebook falls as lockup period ends

    More than 270 million shares have been unlocked, more than half of the 421 million shares sold in the May IPO.

  • Asian shares fall as markets' policy hopes grow stale

    Asian shares fall as markets' policy hopes grow stale

    Investors took stock of a 4-day rally driven by optimism that euro zone authorities will soon take decisive steps.

  • Wall Street wavers; signs on the economy hard to read

    Wall Street wavers; signs on the economy hard to read

    Investors were unable to decide what to focus on: good news about US economy, or negative news elsewhere.

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