By Administrator_India, Capital Sands India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women. The men were executed at dawn […]
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Indian stocks trim losses, but languish at multi-year lows
By Ritu, Capital Sands Indian stocks closed lower for a fourth straight day on Thursday as a sharp late-afternoon surge failed to reverse deep losses from earlier in the session. The Nifty settled down 2.42% at 8,263.45, while the Sensex closed 2.01% lower at 28,288. Both indexes closed at levels last seen in 2017. The […]
Biggest Factory Shutdown Since World War II Hits U.S., Europe
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands The economic impact of the growing coronavirus outbreak is shifting from service-driven industries like hotels and restaurants to the manufacturing sector on both sides of the Atlantic, leading to a synchronized shutdown of heavy industry that historians and industry experts say is unlike any seen since the 1940s. Automakers in the […]
Governments offer airlines aid as coronavirus drives deeper flight cuts
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands Australia and Taiwan joined a growing list of countries offering financial aid to their ailing aviation sectors as global airlines announced deeper capacity cuts due to plummeting demand and stricter border controls associated with the coronavirus. With airlines halting plane deliveries and new orders to conserve cash, Boeing Co called on the […]
European shares attempt recovery from 2012 lows
By Ritu, Capital Sands European shares rose on Tuesday, following a sharp sell-off in the previous session triggered by panic over the hold that the coronavirus has over Europe and the resulting damage to business activity and company finances globally. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 2.7% at 0804 GMT after plunging to its […]
Australia Cut Rate as Virus’s Disruptions Grow
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands Australia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate and said it was ready to do so again as it became “increasingly clear” the coronavirus would cause major disruption to economic activity worldwide, according to minutes of its March 3 meeting. The board reduced the cash rate to 0.5% “to provide additional […]
After the Fed, the dollar may not subside
By Ritu, Capital Sands When the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday, the dollar fell, since the move blew away the yield on owning dollars and with it much of their attraction. Yet few are willing to bet on a prolonged decline. Pandemic fears are roiling markets, driving a scramble […]
China’s economy suffers heavy blow as epidemic paralyses activity
By Administrator_India, Capital Sands China’s industrial output contracted at the sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of the year as the fast spreading coronavirus and strict containment measures severely disrupted the world’s second-largest economy, data showed on Monday. Urban investment and retail sales also fell sharply and for the first time […]
Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Friday, March 13th
By Ritu, Capital Sands The wait for a coordinated U.S. package of policy measures to offset the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak goes on, although House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that a deal was “near”. Europe enacted more emergency measures as the virus continued its spread, while accurate U.S. data remain elusive due to […]
Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Thursday, March 12th
By Ritu, Capital Sands President Donald Trump’s announcement of a European travel ban sends markets into a fresh tailspin, while Italy shuts down all but essential business activity to contain the coronavirus. The European Central Bank is expected to expend more of its depleted pile of ammunition supporting the eurozone economy and banking system, and […]