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Central Bank of India to close 600 branches by March 2023, says report

The bank is looking to reduce the number of branches by 600 by either shutting down or merging loss-making branches by the end of March 2023

Gold rises 1% after Fed flags inflation, tones down hawkish bets

Gold is often perceived as a hedge against rising costs

EDF hopes to seal EPR nuclear reactor deal in India in coming months

The French state-controlled power group last year had made a binding offer to help build six third-generation EPR nuclear reactors at the Jaitapur site in India's Maharashtra region

India's services activity at 5-month high in Apr despite inflation worries

While input costs increased at the fastest rate in nearly 14 years, prices charged rose at their quickest rate in around half a decade.

Oil edges up 0.3% on EU's sanctions on Russia, proposed crude ban

The sanctions proposal, which was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and needs unanimous backing by the 27 EU countries to take effect

Sri Lankan tea pickers' dreams shattered as nation faces economic crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic severed the tourism lifeline of the Indian Ocean nation, already short of revenue in the wake of steep tax cuts by the government.

Over 80 firms including China's JD.com face delisting risk from US

The SEC on Wednesday expanded the list, consisting of US-listed Chinese entities, on a provisional lineup under a 2020 law known as The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.

Asian stock markets firm as Fed tempers aggressive rate hike bets

China's shares defied the broader rally with rising COVID-19 cases and a strict lockdown in the financial hub of Shanghai weighing on sentiment.

As US Fed raises rates to tackle inflation, gold makes a move upwards

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.9% at $1,898.06 per ounce, as of 0102 GMT, after rising 1% earlier in the session

Dollar falls to one-week low as US fed pushes back against 75 bp hike

U.S. central bank is not actively considering a 75 basis point increase, but that additional 50 basis point jumps should be on the table for the next couple of meetings: Jerome Powell

Oil prices extend gains after news of EU's Russian oil ban proposal

A handful of eastern EU countries are concerned that the halt would not allow them enough time to adapt.

India says sudden halt to Russian oil imports would hurt citizens

The European Union, the biggest buyer of Russian energy, on Wednesday proposed phasing out imports of Russian crude within six months and refined products by end-2022

Nepal should engage in monetary tightening to bolster forex, says IMF

Nepal, a landlocked country between China and India, has banned luxury goods imports until mid-July to rein in capital outflows

HSBC and Ping An executives plan to discuss breakup proposal

HSBC earned 52% of last year's total revenue of $49.6 billion from Asia and 65% of its reported profit before tax came from the region

Google picks ex-civil servant Archana Gulati as India policy head: Report

Gulati worked until March 2021 as a joint secretary for digital communications at Niti Aayog, the government's policy think tank.

UK accounting watchdog probes audits of Sanjeev Gupta-owned metal firms

The FRC said it made the decision to investigate the audits in February, but gave no further information

Indian shares extend losses after central bank's surprise rate hike

Indian shares extended losses on Wednesday after the country's central bank announced a surprise increase in key policy rate. The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 1.7% at 16,780

US Dollar just off 20-year highs, rally hinges on Fed signals

Money markets are betting the Fed will raise rates as high as 3.6% by end-2023 to tame inflation at 40-year highs.

Oil bounces higher ahead of Fed moves, EU sanctions on Russian oil

The gains came on the back of news from Tuesday that the European Union would slap new sanctions on Russia for waging war on Ukraine

Gold prices fall as yields gain in run up to Fed rate hike decision

Benchmark US 10-year Treasury yields firmed after backing off the key 3% mark in the previous session