Economy
US Tariff Shock Sends Singapore’s Benchmark Index to Biggest Drop Since 2008, Australian, Tokyo Stocks Also Plunge
The Australian share market has recorded its biggest single-day fall since 2020 amid the ongoing fallout from sweeping US tariffs.
SINGAPORE -- Market turmoil triggered...
Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Global Trade War As China, EU Hit Back
US President Donald Trump’s move to slap a 10 per cent tariff on most goods imported to the United States, as well as much...
Kerala Global Summit: India-US Trade Pact to Be Mother of All Deals, Says Piyush Goyal
KOCHI -- The much-anticipated Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between India and the United States will be the "mother of all deals", Union Commerce and...
Oxfam Says Billionaires’ Wealth Soared in 2024, with 4 ‘Minted’ Every Week
NEW DELHI - Billionaires’ wealth globally grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, global advocacy group Oxfam International says, as some...
India’s Economy Poised for Slowest Growth Since Covid-19 Era
onsumers have cut back on spending this fiscal year after wages slid and inflation spiked
Government of India lowered its economic growth projection for the...