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A worker uses a petrol pump at a Brazilian oil company Petrobras gas station in Brasilia, Brazil March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo/File Photo
Global Economy

Oil prices take breather after three-day rally

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei index and various countries' stock market index prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asian stocks lose bounce from shorter China quarantine, slip on inflation fears

Cryptocurrency. Photo: NDTV
Global Economy

Crypto crash threatens N Korea's stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests

Russian 1000-rouble banknotes, 50 and 10 kopeck coins are seen on a table at a private company's office in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia November 6, 2014. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Rouble firms past 52 against dollar for first time since May 2015

A man holds a wheat in a grain storage facility near Izmail, in the Odessa region on June 14, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photographer: Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP/Getty Images
Bloomberg Special

Food inflation relief is within sight as crops and crude pull back

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 15 January 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Global Economy

Iran applies to join China and Russia in BRICS club

Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta.Photographer: Rony Zakaria/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Central banks in Asia spend billions to slow currency declines

Industrial facilities of PCK Raffinerie oil refinery are pictured in Schwedt/Oder, Germany, May 9, 2022. The company receives crude oil from Russia via the 'Friendship' pipeline. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Analysis

Why Russian oil price cap is easier said than done

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at the company's facility in Kawasaki, Japan June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Global Economy

Toshiba board gains two directors from activist funds in historic shift

A Sri Lanka Air Force member checks the tokens of people queueing for fuel due to fuel shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Global Economy

Cash-starved Sri Lanka to end fuel duopoly to ease fuel shortages

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration. Photo: Reuters 
Global Economy

Cryptoverse: Ether holds its breath for the lean, mean 'merge'

A broker monitors share prices while trading at a brokerage firm in Mumbai January 15, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

Indian shares fall, rupee hits record low as oil prices rebound

A person walks past a Bank of America sign in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Global Economy

Four big US banks raise dividends after stress tests