The U.S. dollar traded firm against most of its peers on Friday, edging further up from the lows it touched earlier in the week. The dollar index climbed to a two-decade high of 105.01 late last week after Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that the central bank is considering to raise interest rate

Indian shares are likely to open little changed on Monday, tracking mixed global cues and amid fiscal deficit concerns after reports that the government is considering spending an additional 2 trillion rupees ($26 billion) in the 2022/23 fiscal year. The impact of Saturday's excise duty cuts on petr

Poland's retail sales growth eased at the start of the second quarter, figures from Statistics Poland showed on Monday. At constant prices, retail sales climbed 19.0 percent year-on-year in April, after a 21.1 percent gain in the same month last year. The overall annual growth in April was largely d

British drug major AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L,AZN) announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, has been granted approval in the European Union as a third dose booster in adults. The vaccine can now be used as a third dose booster in patients previously given a primary vaccine schedule of eith

Asian stocks ended Monday's session on a mixed note, as parts of Beijing have again come under a lockdown amid signs the pandemic outbreak is spreading in more and more Chinese cities. The authorities have imposed a lockdown in the Haidian district along with Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shunyi, and Fangshan