Asian equities advanced for a fifth day, stretching their lead over US peers this year as relatively cheap valuations and firmer growth prospects lured buyers. Treasuries extended their losses after stronger US jobs data. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.4% to a record. The gauge is up around 13% so far this year, its […]
Car payments topping $1,000 a month used to be rare. Now they’re everywhere. And many people are done being polite about it. CNN recently highlighted Americans like Orting, Washington paralegal Melissa Dickerson who ended up with a $1,100 monthly payment on a used Acura RDX after her previous car was totaled. She called the 15% […]
N Kamakodi, MD & CEO, City Union Bank. | Photo Credit: BIJOY GHOSH Private sector lender City Union Bank has reported a net profit growth of 16 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) at ₹332 crore in the third quarter ended December 2025 (Q3FY26). Profit grew on growth in advances and improvement in yield on advances. Asset […]
The dollar was poised for a second straight weekly decline on Friday as tariff threats against countries trading with Cuba added to global tensions that have sapped demand for U.S. assets. The White House said that President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would impose tariffs on countries that provide oil to Cuba, adding […]
India’s gold demand is likely to fall in 2026 following a drop of 11% last year, as a surge in prices dampens jewellery sales and offsets an uptick in investment buying, the World Gold Council said on Thursday. Higher gold prices have historically spurred Indians to sell jewellery and coins, but that hasn’t been the […]