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Bonds around the world are extending gains on expectations that a wave of easier monetary policy will break out next year as inflation fears evaporate.

Investors are betting that Europe will lead the world’s largest central banks on interest-rate cuts after one of the region’s most hawkish policymakers described a slowdown in inflation as “encouraging.”

Mirpur on Wednesday. Mushfiqur Rahim was given out obstructing the field in the 41st over, leaving his side five down as he became only the first Bangladesh Men's batter to be dismissed in this fashion. Mushfiqur Rahim defended the ball and extended his right hand to keep the ball away which looked to come out of instinct albeit the ball was far from the stumps.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha wants his players to guard against complacency as it tries to secure a first series win against New Zealand in the second and final test. Bangladesh won the first test in Sylhet by 150 runs to close in on a landmark series victory. The only top-level teams that Bangladesh has ever beaten in a two-match test series are Zimbabwe and West Indies. «I can't see complacency in the team. If I see any action of complacency, I will have one to one chat,» Hathurusingha said ahead of Wednesday's opening day.

France’s National Assembly has unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to protect young people drawn to their flavors and mitigate the environmental impacts of the disposable products known as “puf...

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dollar regained some ground on Tuesday and hovered near a one-week high against major peers, while bitcoin extended its momentum on optimism that U.S. regulators could soon approve exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds. The greenback rose marginally against the yen in early Asia trade to 147.23, helped by a slowdown in core consumer inflation in Tokyo that put downward pressure on the Japanese currency. The euro, meanwhile, languished near a three-week low hit on Monday and last traded $1.0840, while the dollar index stood near a more than one-week high and was last at 103.59. Analysts say the greenback's move higher was in part due to a reversal of its heavy selloff in recent weeks, which saw the dollar index falling some 3% in November, its steepest monthly decline in a year. «I think it's maybe just a little bit of a reassessment as to the U.S.

1. Canada Express Entry: Canada Express Entry is a system that manages applications for three federal economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class.

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India's Men in Blue secured their place as the team with the most victories in the T20I format after defeating Australia on Friday. The team created history by surpassing its arch-rival neighbour, Pakistan. India knocked out Australia in the recent T20I match with a fabulous win with 20 runs. This win not only sealed the five-match series 3-1 in favor of India but also marked their 136th win in the format. India in T20 format: Out of 213 matches played by 'Men in Blue', they have won 136, lost 67, and one ended in a tie. Three matches were abandoned. India's win percentage in the format stands at 63.84. With this milestone, they surpassed Pakistan, who have 135 wins in 226 matches. List of top teams with most wins (T20I format):

New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell completed 4,000 runs in international cricket on Saturday. Mitchell achieved this milestone during Bangladesh's first Test against New Zealand at Sylhet. In the match, Mitchell performed well with the bat, scoring 41 in the first innings and posting a knock of 58 in the second innings.

India vs Australia Live Score Updates, 4th T20: The Ind vs Aus match is set to take place on December 1 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This match is the fourth in their five-game T20 series.Looking at past encounters, India and Australia have played 29 T20s against each other. India have won 17, Australia 11 and one game didn't have a result.

cricket match in Guwahati, Australian batter Glenn Maxwell delivered a stunning performance in the final over. Needing 21 runs from 6 balls in the third match of the series, Maxwell scored 18 off the last four balls. It included a six and three fours, clinching a dramatic win for Australia.

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generative AI lags behind consumer demand and employee usage, a new survey from Adobe suggests. Only 47% of respondents in India said the company they work for currently uses generative AI tools. A remarkable 94% of Indian employees said they had already used generative AI in marketing and customer experience campaigns in the workplace; 52% have employed large language models and 50% have used text-to-image generators to create promotional brand materials and content.

New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the agenda for his first three months in office

WTO grouping with a major interest in farm trade that it will not discuss any new issue in the agriculture segment like imposition of export restrictions before a permanent solution is found with regard to public stockholding of food grains, an official said. This position was cleared during a mini-ministerial virtual meeting of about 28 WTO (World Trade Organisation) member countries on agriculture issues on November 28. In the meeting, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal put forward New Delhi's approach to the issue saying that public procurement and stockholding of food grains serve the twin objectives of food security and income support to marginal farmers.

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Investing.com-- The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept interest rates steady on Wednesday as expected, with the bank stating that inflation still remained too high and that it could potentially hike interest rates further to quell price pressures. 

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies rose on Wednesday as less hawkish signals from Federal Reserve officials ramped up hopes for an early interest rate cut in 2024, which put the dollar near four-month lows. 

SYDNEY (Reuters) — New Zealand's new government will introduce legislation to reform the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's mandate and lift a ban on the sale of cigarettes to future generations within its first 100 days, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a statement on Wednesday.