Singapore premiums range between 1 and 2.20oz India hikes silver import duty to align with gold Premium in China unlikely to fall in the nearterm analyst Feb 3 Reuters Physical gold demand in India ticked up this week, as jewellers resumed purchases after staying away for a couple of weeks hoping for an import duty […]

BEIJING, Feb 3 Reuters China39;s services activity in January expanded for the first time in five months as spending and travel got a boost from the lifting of stringent COVID19 curbs, sending business confidence to near 12year highs, a private sector survey showed on Friday. The CaixinSP Global services purchasing managers39; index PMI rose to […]

BENGALURU, Feb 3 Reuters Robust growth in India39;s services industry eased last month after touching a sixmonth high in December, with softening orders spurring caution in companies39; business outlooks for the year, a private business survey showed on Friday. The South Asian nation39;s economy is expected to grow 6.0 to 6.8 next fiscal year, the government said […]

FRANKFURT, Feb 3 Reuters Euro zone inflation is set to decline to 2.1 in 2025, just a shade above the European Central Bank39;s target, an ECB poll of economists forecast on Friday. The ECB raised interest rates for the fifth straight time on Thursday and signalled more hikes ahead, reaffirming it would stay the course in the […]

FRANKFURT, Feb 3 Reuters Euro zone companies expect to slow the pace of price increases this year as their outlook for costs and demand becomes less clear, a survey by the European Central Bank ECB showed. The central bank raised interest rates for the fifth straight times on Thursday and signalled more hikes ahead, reaffirming it would […]