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Brent oil lower amid stronger dollar, caution ahead of Fed minutes

Traders are awaiting the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting, due on Wednesday, as data on core inflation has raised the risk of interest rates remaining higher for longer

India invokes emergency law to force coal-based power plants to up output

Many of India's power plants that use imported coal have not operated at full capacity recently because they have found it difficult to compete with power generated from cheap domestic coal

Enforcement Directorate accuses Pernod Ricard of more policy violations

In the Jan 6 filing documents the federal agency accused Pernod of a 'conspiracy to gain illegal benefit by submitting wrong affidavit' to Delhi authorities

Adani Cement's ACC and Ambuja to resume Himachal Pradesh operations

India's Adani Cement, part of the embattled Adani Group of companies, said its ACC and Ambuja Cements businesses will resume operations at two plants in the Himachal Pradesh

Uber to introduce EVs in India for ride-sharing in push to clean cars

Uber has set a 2040 target for 100% of its rides to be in zero-emission vehicles, public transport or with micro-mobility, including in India

India's sugar output up 5.39%, produced 25.4 mn tonnes so far this season

The association last month cut its 2022/23 output estimates by 7% from the previous forecast, as sugar cane yields in major producing states fell due to weather conditions

Asia shares creep higher, wary on US Fed Reserve and BOJ outlooks

Geopolitical tensions were ever present with North Korea firing more missiles and talk of Russia ramping up attacks in Ukraine before Friday's one-year anniversary of the invasion

Centre opposes Hindustan Zinc's $2.98 billion deal for Vedanta zinc assets

Directors nominated by the government at Hindustan Zinc had dissented to the proposed deal announced on Jan. 19, the letter showed

India's Russian oil imports surge to a record 1.4 mn barrels per day in Jan

Last month Russian oil accounted for about 27% of the 5 million bpd of crude imported by India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer

Meta to test monthly subscription service 'Meta Verified' priced at $11.99

Meta's foray into subscription services follows Twitter, which announced last month that Twitter Blue will be priced at $11 per month

Dollar buoyant in early trade as robust US data keep Fed hawks in control

The greenback advanced broadly in early Asia trade, sending sterling 0.12% lower to $1.2028 and the Aussie falling 0.18% to $0.6866

Five dead as Israeli missile strikes residential area in Damascus

The strike, a rare one aimed at a residential area in the heart of the city, damaged several buildings in the densely populated district close to Omayyad square

Amazon asks employees to be in office at least three days a week from May 1

In a message that was posted on Amazon's blog, chief executive Andy Jassy wrote the decision was taken at a meeting earlier this week and the move would make it easier to learn and collaborate

Binance's US partner confirms firm run by CEO Zhao operated on exchange

Binance had secret access to a bank account belonging to its purportedly independent U.S. partner and transferred large sums of money from the account to the trading firm, Merit Peak Ltd

US to push debt relief, Ukraine aid at G20 finance meeting in India

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will join fellow G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Bengaluru on Feb 23-25, spanning the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

India setting up $4 billion fund to backstop corporate debt market

During times of stress, the backstop fund could step into the market to buy relatively illiquid investment grade bonds

Goldman Sachs, BofA expect three more US Fed rate hikes this year

Both banks forecast Fed fund rates at 5.25%-5.5% range

Court should check 'truthfulness' of Hindenburg report on Adani: Government

The Supreme Court is yet to issue an order on setting up a panel proposed to examine investor protection mechanisms in the wake of Hindenburg Research's Jan. 24 report

Oil heads for weekly loss on Fed rate hike worries, signs of ample supply

Brent crude futures were down $2.37, or 2.8%, to $82.77 a barrel by 1145 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude fell $2.07, or 2.6%, to $76.42.

RBI likely sold dollars in NDF market to keep rupee stronger: Bankers

Two of the bankers said that the RBI had been selling dollars in the NDF market prior to the opening of the onshore over-the-counter markets