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'They want it': Trump approves US-China trade deal to halt Dec 15 tariffs

Global stocks hit a record high and bond yields climbed on optimism over trade.

Wall Street's main indices hit records on reports of US-China trade deal

Thursday's gain in American stocks pushed the MSCI All-Country index to its first record since January 2018

Impeachment proceeding: No respite for Trump on 'abuse of power'

Thursday's vote to approve the articles sets the stage for a vote on the House floor that may make him the third president in US history to be impeached

US, China very close to signing a 'big' trade deal: Donald Trump

"They want it, and so do we!" Trump tweeted five minutes after stocks opened in New York.

Indian bonds may extend losses with no let-up in bad news facing them

The Reserve Bank of India's shock hold on rates last week led to the worst weekly fall in bond prices in more than one-and-a-half years

Citizenship Bill asks Indians to wade through a complex maze with documents

In India's northeastern states, which share borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, the law has unleashed anger and fear about an influx of migrants

Is YES Bank getting quality offers? Delay raises some serious questions

The Mumbai-based lender said its board failed to reach a final decision on potential investors at a meeting

Time running out fast for YES Bank as it scouts for a new investor

Yes Bank Ltd. shares tumbled the most in two months after its board deferred an announcement on new investors, prompting a warning about the risks to the Indian financial system

S&P ratings sees debt downgrade for India if economic slide continues

Sovereign bonds slid after the report, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note rising 5 basis points to 6.76 per cent

China is the biggest jailer of journalists this year, detains 48

Hua, the foreign ministry spokeswoman, didn't address the condition of local reporters in her response to questions about the report

Scandal and slowdown: Diamond hub Surat latest pillar of economy to wobble

Banks have been scared off from lending to jewelers in Surat after the Nirav Modi scandal broke, with credit to the sector down 14% in October from March 2018.

Indian bonds are the worst-performing in Asia and they may fall further

The Reserve Bank of India's shock hold on rates had sparked the worst weekly fall in bond prices in more than one-and-a-half years

US Fed leaves rates unchanged, signals policy will continue through 2020

Policy makers had been widely expected to leave rates on hold after three straight cuts that helped calm concerns the economy could falter

Saudi Aramco soars on debut to hit market value of $1.88 trillion

Aramco raised $25.6 billion in the biggest-ever IPO, selling shares at 32 riyals each and valuing the company at $1.7 trillion.

Google out of top 10 best workplaces, Facebook touches its lowest ranking

Microsoft Corp. was one of the lone big technology companies to jump in the rankings

India's coal power usage set to shrink for the first time in 14 years

Coal generation fell for a fourth month in November, the longest such streak in government data going back to 2005.

IIFL sees opportunity in crisis, bets on beleaguered financial sector

Defaults that began in 2017 with the IL&FS Group have triggered liquidity issues across other banks and shadow lenders that now face increased regulatory scrutiny

Unable to find itself a decent suitor, YES Bank needs an arranged match

Yes Bank needs an arranged match brokered by the RBI, or it's No Bank

Credit crisis is easing in India, but only for safest corporate borrowers

The cash squeeze in the nation's shadow banking industry, which lends to everyone from street vendors to property tycoons, shows few signs of abating

From Byju's to Swiggy: Next wave of tech unicorn listings could be in India

Mohandas Pai expects food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato, as well as PhonePe and Myntra to list in local markets in next few years