Demand for physical bullion was subdued in major Asian hubs this week as high prices dampened consumer interest, although some hefty discounts on offer in India led to a slight uptick in buying ahead of a major festival season.
Greece's prime minister is expected on Saturday to detail tax cuts for companies strained by years of austerity, while also promising pro-business reforms aimed at convincing lenders to ease the nation's fiscal target from 2021.
The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 at the centre of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers, which went dark off Syria earlier in the week, has been photographed by satellite off the Syrian port of Tartus, Maxar Technologies Inc., a U.S. space technology company said on Saturday.
Two groups of U.S. state attorneys general on Friday announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet's Google and Facebook .
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Saturday poured cold water on the possibility of merger talks between Fiat Chrysler and Renault resuming any time soon, saying the priority for the French car maker was to strengthen its alliance with Nissan.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States wants "near term" results from U.S.-China trade talks in September and October but cautioned that the trade conflict could take years to resolve.
A decline in interest rates on long-term U.S. government bonds below the average stock dividend yield has received less attention than an inverted Treasury yield curve, but it could be a reason stocks find support after a bruising August.
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| SENSEX » | 36,981.77 | +0.92% |
| NIFTY50 » | 10,946.20 | +0.91% |
| S&P » | 2,978.71 | +0.09% |
| Nikkei 225 » | 21,199.57 | +0.54% |
| IN 10 YR |
+6.597
|
+0.026 |
| US 10YR |
+1.560
|
+0.000 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.244
|
+0.000 |
| INR / USD » | 0.0140 | +0.00% |
| INR / EUR » | 0.0127 | +0.00% |
| INR / GBP » | 0.0114 | +0.00% |