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File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets fell on Tuesday as caution spread across global equities ahead of several delayed US economic releases and shifting expectations around the Federal Reserve’s next move. The weakness followed a tech-led slide on Wall Street overnight, with investors watching closely for Thursday’s September nonfarm payrolls report to gauge the…
France and Ukraine signed a major defence agreement on Monday that could allow Kyiv to buy up to 100 Rafalefighter jets, along with drones, radar systems and new air-defence technology. The deal was signed in Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the latter’s visit to France. Macron said that…
A new analysis by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has cautioned that the worldwide effort to move away from Russian gas is creating fresh instability in the market, largely because of tighter supplies and shifting political alignments. The report says that cutting reliance on Moscow has pushed several countries to depend more heavily on…
The global oil market is tilting towards oversupply as production growth continues to outpace consumption despite a rise in Chinese demand, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest monthly report released on Thursday. The IEA projected that worldwide oil production will exceed demand by more than four million barrels per day (bpd) in 2026,…
India’s top car makers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor India and Tata Motors, are gearing up to expand production by 20–40% in the coming months. The ramp up comes after a sharp revival in vehicle demand following the recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) cuts. Maruti Suzuki, the country’s largest carmaker, plans to produce over 200,000…
General Motors (GM) has asked thousands of its suppliers to eliminate parts sourced from China by 2027, in one of the auto industry’s most aggressive moves yet to insulate its operations from deepening US-China trade tensions, Reuters reported, citing four people familiar with the matter.According to the report, GM has directed suppliers to find alternative…
MUMBAI :Hotel room demand will outpace supply between FY25 and FY28, despite a 5–6% annual rise in premium room additions according to rating agency Icra. Occupancies are projected to rise 200 basis points to 72–74% in FY26, with average room rates increasing 3–6% to Rs 8,200–8,500. Demand is expected to expand 8–10% annually. “India’s premium…
Ming-Chi Kuo, the popular Apple analyst has validated his earlier predictions. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Kuo said that Tesla CEO Elon Musk pushed to build Tesla’s own semiconductor fabs marking a strategic shift towards full control of the company’s AI future. The comments made by Kuo…
The US air cargo industry is bracing for fresh turbulence as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 10% reduction in flight capacity across 40 major airports collides with the grounding of UPS and FedEx’s McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleets, deepening pressure on supply chains ahead of the crucial Thanksgiving and holiday shipping season.The FAA ordered airlines to…
China has granted exemptions to export controls on Nexperia chips for civilian applications, its commerce ministry said on Sunday, signalling a potential easing of pressure on the global auto industry hit by supply shortages following earlier curbs, Reuters reported.The announcement marks Beijing’s strongest indication yet that it will relax restrictions imposed after the Dutch government…
