World economy

US manufacturing activity hits 2-year low as orders plunge

04 Jan 2019

Trump refuses to budge on border wall demand

03 Jan 2019

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins third term with landslide mandate

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins third term with landslide mandate

31 Dec 2018

The alliance led by Awami League won 287 of the 298 seats for which results have been declared, the Election Commission said, adding that it was investigating allegations of vote rigging from “across the country”

All you should know about UK Business Visa

All you should know about UK Business Visa

27 Dec 2018

The Tier 1 Visa to UK is one of the fastest and securest ways to obtain UK residency and then apply for citizenship after a certain period of time, says Ajay Sharma President, Abhinav Outsourcings Pvt. Ltd

UK to do away with EU, non-EU visa restrictions post Brexit

20 Dec 2018

Fed raises interest rates by 25 bps, signals more hikes

Fed raises interest rates by 25 bps, signals more hikes

20 Dec 2018

Fed policymakers estimate the borrowing costs just above the median view of a 2.8 per cent, but within the 2.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent range

ECB keeps interest rates unchanged

ECB keeps interest rates unchanged

13 Dec 2018

The European Central Bank President Mario Draghi did a tight-rope walk by keeping already low rates unchanged while promising to steer the bank away from a soft money policy by limiting bond purchases

May wins Conservative support ahead of crucial no trust vote

May wins Conservative support ahead of crucial no trust vote

13 Dec 2018

With legislators from the ruling and opposition seeking either a new deal or a fresh Brexit referendum, May could still face real threat to her leadership at the no-confidence vote

EU rules out new Brext deal as May delays voting in Parliament

EU rules out new Brext deal as May delays voting in Parliament

11 Dec 2018

Theresa May will now have to go for a negative vote or call re-election that would then go for a fresh Brexit referendum as the European Court of Justice has ruled that Britain can call off Brexit unilaterally

EU top court rules against Brexit sans members’ consent

EU top court rules against Brexit sans members’ consent

10 Dec 2018

Any decision to return to EU would cost Britain the special privileges it enjoyed so far, including a separate currency outside the union and push the nation into another and more difficult referendum

First blow to Brexit deal as parliament passes contempt motion

First blow to Brexit deal as parliament passes contempt motion

06 Dec 2018

After the parliament approved a motion by the main opposition Labour Party that found the government in contempt of the House, the British government agreed to publish the "final and full" advice of the attorney on the Brexit deal

US, China reach 90-day truce on trade tariffs

03 Dec 2018

It's time for a hyper-crash, say multi-fractal analyses of the main stock market index

30 Nov 2018

Women still earn 20 per cent less than men

27 Nov 2018

Each Maldivian owes China $8,000 after infra spending: report

26 Nov 2018

Climate change will cost US billions of dollars, says govt report

26 Nov 2018

Russia in new stand-off with Ukraine over Sea of Azov

Russia in new stand-off with Ukraine over Sea of Azov

26 Nov 2018

Russia on Sunday seized three Ukrainan Navy ships after a gunfire in the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway that gives access to the Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea, raising concerns of a conflict with west-backed Ukraine

EU sets seal to Brexit deal, defends May

EU sets seal to Brexit deal, defends May

26 Nov 2018

If Prime minister Theresa May fails to steer the deal through Parliament, Britons would either hold a second referendum, hold a new election to replace May or return to Brussels to try and renegotiate the package, and in a worst scenario, will simply crash out of the bloc without a deal

Pak PM Imran Khan says terror won’t scare Chinese investors

23 Nov 2018

Trump backs Saudis despite CIA report on Khashoggi killing

Trump backs Saudis despite CIA report on Khashoggi killing

22 Nov 2018

Trump indicated he had no intention of cancelling military contracts with Riyadh, saying, "if we foolishly cancel these contracts, Russia and China would be the enormous beneficiaries" 

Twitter bots had 'disproportionate' role spreading misinformation in 2016 election

Twitter bots had 'disproportionate' role spreading misinformation in 2016 election

21 Nov 2018

An analysis of information shared on Twitter during the 2016 US presidential election has found that bots played a disproportionate role in spreading misinformation online

Voters would have forgiven Cameron for failing to hold an EU referendum, study shows

16 Nov 2018

May gets cabinet nod for draft Brexit deal, to face Parliament now

May gets cabinet nod for draft Brexit deal, to face Parliament now

15 Nov 2018

While the draft agreement scraped through in the cabinet, Prime Minister Theresa May now faces the more difficult task of pushing her deal through Parliament, where opponents are lined up to tear the agreement apart

Showdown now as Sri Lankan president loses in parliament and SC

Showdown now as Sri Lankan president loses in parliament and SC

15 Nov 2018

Ousted Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said he intended to discharge his official responsibilities, after Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said the no-confidence vote against Rajapaksa was supported by 122 members of the 225-member house

Bank of Japan is now larger than Japanese economy

Bank of Japan is now larger than Japanese economy

13 Nov 2018

While Japanese economy expanded 11 per cent after Governor Haruhiko Kuroda started the massive stimulus in early 2013, real growth of the economy, however, has been just 6.7 per cent