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Gold firms near $1,110 but poised for third weekly drop

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 08:52

Spot gold was little changed at USD 1,111 an ounce, after gaining 0.5 percent in the previous session.

Oil weakens as Saudi sees no need for oil summit to defend prices

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 08:49

The front-month October contract for Brent, the global oil benchmark, shed 5 cents to USD 48.84 a barrel after it settled up USD 1.31, or 2.8 percent, on Thursday at USD 48.89 a barrel.

Gold price holds near four-week low as fund outflows, US data weigh

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 13:44

Gold languished near a four-week low on Thursday, retaining sharp overnight losses, as strong U.S. economic data and outflows from bullion-backed exchange traded funds sapped investor interest.

Govt gives ex-post-facto nod to capital infusion in EXIM Bank

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 20:20

The government on Wednesday gave its ex-post-facto approval to 800 crore capital infusion made in the Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank).

Bahrain`s Gulf Air to buy up to 50 Airbus planes: Minister

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 22:50

Bahrain`s national carrier Gulf Air is planning to buy up to 50 Airbus aircraft, the country`s Information Minister Isa Abdulrahman Al Hammadi told AFP Tuesday.

Swiss govt discloses new name in India's black money probe

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 19:48

In a fresh disclosure on suspected black money cases being probed by tax authorities in India, Switzerland on Tuesday said it has received request for information about Indore-based textiles firm Neo Corp International Ltd.

Gender parity in workforce can boost India's GDP by 27%: Christine Lagarde

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 19:22

India's GDP can expand by a whopping 27 percent if the number of female workers increases to the same level as that of men, International Monetary Fund's chief Christine Lagarde said Sunday.

India's coffee exports up 14% in April-August

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 13:05

In value terms, coffee exports rose about 12 per cent to Rs 2,414 crore in April-August 2015, from Rs 2,148 crore in the year-ago period, Coffee Board data showed.

IMF official warms to interim deal to boost emerging markets role

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2015, 09:19

A compromise deal on reforms to give emerging markets greater influence at the International Monetary Fund is increasingly likely, a key official said on Friday, weeks before a deadline for U.S. action expires.

IMF says Fed `can hold off` on interest rate rise

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 21:10

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the Federal Reserve has the room to hold off from raising interest rates for the moment amid a "pretty bumpy" global economic situation.

IMF says near-term growth prospects remain favourable in India

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 08:29

Near-term growth prospects remain favourable in India but some macroeconomic imbalances still exist, International Monetary Fund said today ahead of the meeting of finance ministers from G-20 countries in Turkey.

Near-term growth prospects remain favourable in India: IMF

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 08:20

Global growth in the first half of 2015 was lower than in the second half of 2014, reflecting a further slowdown in emerging economies and a weaker recovery in advanced economies.