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Britain to cut companies’ energy bills in new industrial strategy
Britain to cut companies’ energy bills in new industrial strategy
[LONDON] Britain will aim to cut the electricity bills of thousands of companies under a new industrial strategy to be published on Monday, heeding calls from business to lower...
Gold heads for weekly fall as fewer Fed rate cut prospects weigh
Gold heads for weekly fall as fewer Fed rate cut prospects weigh
GOLD prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly decline, as an overall stronger dollar and the prospect of fewer US interest rate cuts offset support...
Japan to cut super-long bond sales by 10% to calm markets
Japan to cut super-long bond sales by 10% to calm markets
[TOKYO] Japan’s government plans to cut sales of super-long bonds by about 10 per cent from its original plan in a rare revision to its bond programme for the...
Malaysia’s oil giant Petronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
Malaysia’s oil giant Petronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Petroliam Nasional (Petronas), Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, is looking to expand output from more affordable assets abroad in an effort to cut production costs and...
Malaysia’s oil giant Petronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
Petronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company Petronas is looking to expand output from more affordable assets abroad in an effort to cut production costs and rein in...
Fed on hold leaves Wall Street asking what it will take to cut interest rates
Fed on hold leaves Wall Street asking what it will take to cut interest rates
[NEW YORK] With US Federal Reserve officials signalling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to chair Jerome Powell this week for clues on what...
Gold Prices Surge as Middle East Tensions Rise and Rate Cut Hopes Grow
Markets jittered on Friday as new tensions in the Middle East sent tremors through global finance. Investors fled to gold as a haven in a world of elevated geopolitical risk. The...
Gold Climbs on Softer Inflation Data as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Rise
A recent shift in sentiment across financial markets has offered some relief to investors who have been grappling with inflation concerns. Gold prices climbed on Wednesday after softer-than-expected U.S....
Gold Edges Higher as Rate Cut Hopes Grow; Silver Hits 13-Year Peak on Industrial Demand
Gold offered a glimmer of hope for many investors who kept an eye on the tumultuous markets this week. Amid mounting jobless claims and softer labor data in the...
BNP to cut 200 branches by end of 2026 to kick off retail revamp
BNP to cut 200 branches by end of 2026 to kick off retail revamp
[PARIS] BNP Paribas chief executive officer Jean-Laurent Bonnafe plans to cut hundreds of domestic retail branches in an effort to lift profitability at a business that has struggled for...