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The advent of autumn in the currency markets brings with it sustained volatility, primarily influenced by the actions of central banks to combat stubbornly persistent inflation.

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The worst-selling IA sector in August was UK All Companies, which experienced outflows of £747m.

The dollar fell against all of its major peers before pivotal US payroll data due Friday, but strategists say the pullback may just be temporary. 

Global bonds are doomed to keep falling unless a sustained slump in equities revives the appeal of fixed-income assets, according to Barclays Plc. 

Columbia Threadneedle said closing the fund is “in the best interests of shareholders”.

BEIJING — Asia's competitive advantage was once cheap labor. Now, whether it's China, India or Japan, the region's edge lies in industrial services, KKR's heads of global and Asia macro said in an October note.

Pooja Gehlot lost to two-time Asian Champion Japan's Remina Yoshimoto in the women's freestyle 50kg semifinal and will play for bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games Asian Games, here on Thursday. The Japanese secured a victory by technical superiority over the Indian. Pooja will wrestle, next with Aktenge Keunimjaeva in the bronze medal bout. Two-time reigning U20 champion Antim Panghal, too, will feature in the women's 53kg bronze medal bout against Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Bolortuyaa Bat-Ochiryn. Reigning Asian Champion, Antim, who lost her quarterfinal bout Japan's Akari Fujinami by Fall, advanced to the bronze medal bout via repechage, wherein she received a bye. Meanwhile, Naveen, won his Greco-Roman 130kg repechage bout against Timothy Yu Loh of Singapore while Mansi Ahlawat beat the South Korea's Jeongjae Bark in the women's 57kg freestyle repechage.

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Polymatech Electronics, India’s first opto-semiconductor chip manufacturer, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). According to the draft papers, the company’s offering comprises a fresh issue of equity shares (face value Rs 10 each), aggregating to an issue size of up to Rs 750 crore, through book building route. There will be no offer-for-sale component. Polymatech Electronics proposes to utilise its net proceeds from the issue to purchase new machinery to enhance its existing facility at Oragadam, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. Headquartered in Chennai, Polymatech commenced its journey of designing and producing opto-semiconductor chips in 2019, using the latest European and Japanese technologies. The company is led by Eswara Rao Nandam, Managing Director and an alum of BITS Pilani, with more than three decades of experience in the manufacturing and assembling sectors in electronic components, automobile components, personal electronics and robotics. The company designs, develops, tests and manufactures its opto-semiconductor chips in-house at its state-of-the-art facility located at Oragadam, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu.

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The South Korean video games giant Netmarble has made a blockchain gaming breakthrough with its subsidiary’s coin set to be listed on the Japanese crypto exchange Zaif.

Asian shares rebounded from 11-month lows on Thursday as a plunge in oil prices and softer U.S. labour data helped pull Treasury yields off 16-year peaks, although a looming U.S. payrolls report could make or break the rally.

Japan issued an advisory for a tsunami of 1 metre for the islands off of Izu peninsula on the eastern coast of the country. The warning followed an earthquake that had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 that struck at 11 a.m. near Torishima island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

much needed relief as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields both steadied slightly lower on Thursday after mixed U.S.

Japanese Agriculture Minister Ichiro Miyashita says Tokyo hopes to resolve the issue of Chinese ban on its seafood within the World Trade Organization's scope

Nifty 50 closing below 19,500 level. investors will now focus on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) monetary policy decision to be announced on Friday and the upcoming corporate earnings season. “We expect weakness to persist in the market in the coming weeks till the headwinds recede.

(Reuters) — Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) and LG Energy Solution signed a supply agreement for lithium-ion battery modules for use in the Japanese automaker's battery electric vehicles in the U.S., the companies said on Wednesday.

Get ready for the return of mystery Chinese bidders. Herbert Smith Freehills is forecasting a pickup of Asian interest in Australia’s public companies after the region’s bidders deserted the local deals landscape in the last 12 months.

Ubisoft's once-annualized action game series. For devoted Assassin’s Creed enthusiasts, the excitement is palpable. Here are the release details for Assassin’s Creed Mirage based on your platform and time zone. Release Time on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S Assassin’s Creed Mirage officially debuts on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, spanning PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S platforms. Ubisoft has adopted a staggered release approach, so your playtime will hinge on your chosen platform. For console players, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will unlock at the stroke of midnight, local time, on Oct. 5. Those on Xbox consoles can preload the game now, while PlayStation console users can commence their downloads starting at midnight, local time, on Oct. 3. Impressively, Mirage maintains a modest file size, standing at just 32 GB on PS5. If you’re an avid PC gamer, the release times for Assassin’s Creed Mirage are as follows: