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Rupee rises to 96.49 against US dollar, rising oil prices limit gains

The Indian rupee saw a slight gain against the US dollar on Thursday. Rising crude oil prices continue to exert pressure on the currency. The Reserve Bank of India's intervention is expected to limit sharper losses. Foreign investors…

BOJ to raise rates again by December as weak yen revives inflation risks: Reuters poll

Gen Z protests led by India’s 'Cockroach party' are testing Modi’s leadership

Student protests organized by a pseudo-political outfit, Cockroach Janta Party, are gaining momentum as they challenge the political establishment.

Diesel Crisis Puts Poor Farmers Around the World at Risk

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has limited the shipment of diesel, depriving farmers of fuel for irrigation pumps and threatening the food supply.

Jes Staley to testify on Capitol Hill over ties to Epstein

Former Barclays chief to take questions from House oversight committee over his links to the late sex offender

‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’

While many people in the UK recognise the need to preserve water, others are furious and planning to flout the ban in their area. The target of their anger? Failing water companies and frighteningly thirsty data centres ‘Plants are like…

Trump Media fast feed for president’s posts sparks Wall Street backlash

New venture has raised questions as financial firms decipher risk of paying for advanced access to market-moving feed

Why 1 per cent interest rates could shake everything up after a generation of deflation

Military briefing: can the US reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force?

Renewed air campaign has yet to reassure shipowners the waterway can be made safe from Iranian attacks

US oil refineries run at breakneck speeds as wars choke fuel supplies

High utilisation rates create risks of outages at a time when fuel prices are already up sharply

Russia forced to import fuel from India as Ukrainian strikes damage refineries

Shipment underlines crisis facing Moscow after drone attacks cut supplies and led to widespread shortages

Is Trump winning the tariff wars?

Time to tot up the scores