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Indian central bank steps up offshore FX defence to shield rupee
The local currency’s one-month volatility against the US dollar has fallen sharply this month India’s central bank has ramped up its…
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Asia: Stocks mixed as traders assess AI rally, US rates and shutdown
Technology firms have been riding to ever-higher levels this year, dragging equity markets with them as companies pump hundreds of…
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China tightens rare earth export controls, targets defence, semiconductor users
Manufacturers overseas using any Chinese components or machinery must also apply for licences to export controlled items, the ministry…
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Asia bonds look vulnerable as Fed rate cuts deliver less support
Central banks in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and the Philippines have trimmed their benchmark rates by a cumulative…
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Gold pauses after record rally on safe-haven demand
Markets are pricing in an additional 25-basis-point cut each in October and December Gold eased on Thursday (Oct 9), as investors booked…
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Sherrill, Ciattarelli clash over Trump, transparency, affordability in final New Jersey debate
The final debate in the race for New Jersey's governorship revealed starkly opposing views on President Trump's first year in office.…
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Endorsement page for Jay Jones disappears from prominent gun control group's website
A prominent gun control organization's website has pulled down its endorsement page for Jay Jones, the embattled Virginia Democratic…
Business
HSBC plans to take Hang Seng Bank private in US$37 billion deal
The firm, based in London, is known as an anchor of commerce between the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world HSBC Holdings is…
Culture
The Virtuosic Maternal Freakout of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” a nerve-shredding dark comedy from the director and screenwriter Mary Bronstein, is the latest and surely…
Business
Malaysia’s data centre boom looks poised to continue despite power, labour concerns
Spillover of demand from Singapore is turning Johor into South-east Asia’s fastest-growing data centre hub Data centre operators in…
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Crypto exchange Gemini launches Australian arm
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini said on Thursday (Oct 9) that it has launched an Australian operation as the firm expands into the country,…
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Israel and Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners,…
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Trump ready to declare Antifa a Foreign Terrorist Organization
President Trump said Wednesday that he would take steps to declare Antifa a foreign terrorist organization after hearing from journalists…
Business
Fed minutes show caution over inflation even as officials cut rates
Federal funds futures contracts suggest investors see rate cuts likely in October and December US Federal Reserve officials showed a…
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Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter nearly exits tense interview in her run for California governor
Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter gained a reputation on Capitol Hill for grilling corporate executives at House hearings, white board…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher as tech strength outweighs Fed concerns
Technology shares boosted US stocks to a higher close on Wednesday (Oct 8) as investors, lacking economic data during the government…
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IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as the government shutdown enters a second week
The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to an updated…
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Susan Collins hits milestone in unbroken Senate voting streak but still short of ultimate record
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins has not missed a vote since she joined the Senate in 1997, and on Wednesday became the first senator…
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Hunter Biden sought Chinese money to pull off a land deal next to the U.S. embassy in Romania
Hunter Biden stood to make tens of millions of dollars if he could help a wealthy real estate tycoon in Romania escape corruption charges,…
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Appeals court allows Trump to federalize National Guard troops but not deploy them yet
A federal appeals court gave President Trump temporary permission to federalize National Guard troops in Oregon, but said he remains…
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Tempers flare in Capitol hallways with lawmakers sparring over shutdown
Eight days into the government shutdown with no end in sight, congressional sparring spilled outside the chamber floors and into the…
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Uncle Sam ends fiscal year 2025 $1.8 trillion in the red
The federal government will tally a deficit of $1.8 trillion for the just-completed fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office projected…
Culture
Kate DiCamillo on the Solace of Fairy Tales
When the children’s author Kate DiCamillo was a girl, she would listen over and over to a record of the Brothers Grimm story “The Juniper…
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The “Unfit” Mothers of Ariana Harwicz
The Argentinean author Ariana Harwicz writes slim books that draw on a slim band of resources, as if she pulled them from a narrow row of…