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Sweden’s central bank has raised its key interest rate, saying the “inflationary pressures in the Swedish economy are still too high.”

Oil prices rebounded from $1 down to $1 up in trading on Thursday, after a Russian ban on fuel exports snapped focus away from Western economic headwinds and back to throttled crude supply to the end of 2023. Brent futures for November delivery were up $1.02, or 1.09%, to $94.55 a barrel by 1348 GMT. U.S.

By Terje Solsvik

LONDON (Reuters) — In a big day for central banks across Europe on Thursday, Switzerland shocked markets by leaving its interest rates unchanged, while Sweden and Norway met expectations with a quarter-point hike each.

(Reuters) — European shares fell on Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled higher-for-longer interest rates and ahead of rate decisions from the Swiss National Bank, Riksbank, Norges Bank and Bank of England.

Nifty closed with solid losses on Wednesday, extending their losses into the second consecutive session amid mixed global cues ahead of the US Fed policy outcome while the US Treasury yields hovered near multi-year highs. The Fed is likely to keep rates unchanged today but the risk of inflation is not over yet with crude oil prices surging sharply in the recent past. Crude oil benchmark Brent Crude futures fell over a per cent in today's trade, slipping from its 10-month high level but they are still up nearly 30 per cent in the last three months after the output cut by OPEC+.

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Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv early Tuesday, damaging a warehouse facility in a fiery blaze and killing one man, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine intercepted 27 of 30 Shahed drones overnight, the Air Force said.

VFS Global, which manages visa applications for more than 50 countries, says it has from January to June 2023 processed well over 30 lakh visa applications in India as opposed to 60 lakh in all of 2019 which had faced none of the challenges currently being seen. The travel momentum continues even after two major tourism destination — the US and Europe — have longer interview wait time, appointment count capping, etc. Incidentally, 2019 was a record year for visa lodgments in India which 2023 is now all set to better. The numbers would have been higher had it not been for the processing limitations being faced by the US and Schengen States, say several travel industry veterans. “We are expecting to surpass pre-pandemic visa applications volumes by this calendar year end. There has been a robust rebound in outbound travel sentiments. Despite initial skepticism, the level of bounce back has resulted in a demand-supply gap,” VFS Global COO (South Asia) Prabuddha Sen told TOI. US B1 (business) and B2 (visitor) visa applicants are facing a current wait time of 1.5 year long for the interview. According to the leading travel agents, all the Schengen countries — barring Norway and Sweden — have an visa appointment count capping which means only about half of the number of Indians desiring to travel are able to secure an appointment.

HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Infosys. The domestic market ended lower, mirroring weak global sentiment ahead of key central bank meetings while concerns over global economic growth persisted.

Russia's supply of artillery munitions for the war in Ukraine, but that is not likely to make a big difference, the top American military officer said as he arrived in Norway for NATO meetings that began Saturday and will focus in part on the conflict. U.S. Army Gen.

Ernst & Young (EY), one of the Big Four global professional services providers, announced its development of a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform for its clients. 

Covid pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, both of which caused disruption in energy markets. There have been speculations as who will be new boss.

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Victoria Klesty

The U.S. lags 19 other countries on retirement security — putting it just behind Belgium and ahead of South Korea — despite recent initiatives designed to help expand plan access and encourage workers to save more.

A 25-year-old foreign student has been arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage including illegal eavesdropping through various technical devices

Noe Finn Vetle, jumped from the balcony of a hotel in Jaipur during the Janmashtami celebrations. The confusion arose when Vetle, who was reportedly under the influence of 'bhang,' mistook the festive firecrackers for a potentially dangerous gunfire incident. Vetle was staying on the third floor of a hotel in Vivek Vihar, Jaipur, when the Janmashtami celebrations began in nearby temples after midnight.

air pollution, even at relatively low levels, is associated with women giving birth to smaller babies, according to a study. The research, to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy from September 9-13, also shows that women living in greener areas give birth to bigger babies and this may help counteract the effects of pollution. There is a strong relationship between birthweight and lung health, with low birthweight children facing a higher risk of asthma and higher rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) as they grow older, the researchers said. There is a need to reduce air pollution and make towns and cities greener to help protect babies and their developing lungs from potential harm, they said. The study was based on data from the Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) study and presented by Robin Mzati Sinsamala, a researcher at the University of Bergen (UiB), Norway. It included 4,286 children and their mothers living in five European countries — Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Estonia. The researchers gauged the greenness of the areas where the women were living during pregnancy by measuring the density of vegetation on satellite images.

Rahul Gandhi said. This is Rahul Gandhi's first foreign trip after the restoration of his Lok Sabha membership following the Supreme Court's stay on his conviction in the ‘Modi-surname’ remark. The Europe trip comes at a time when New Delhi is hosting the G20 Summit and heads of all major states are arriving in India's capital for the G20 summit on 9 and 10 September.

Reliance Industries: Viacom18, controlled by Reliance Industries Ltd, has picked up exclusive media rights for televising and live-streaming Indian Super League (ISL) football matches for the next two seasons. The 10th season of the ISL is set to start on 21 September with a match between Kerala Blasters FC and Bengaluru FC in Kochi. For the first time, India’s premier football league will be aired by Viacom18, replacing Disney Star, which had been the official broadcaster for the last nine seasons.

ICICI Bank's proposed bid to delist its broking and investment bank arm might face opposition from a section of the shareholders. While some investors think the conditions to delist ICICI Securities do not favour public shareholders, lawyers are raising questions about the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) decision to grant some exemptions from the conventional delisting process. «The minority shareholders of ICICI Securities are being gravely wronged by the delisting, that is, besides being unfair in every sense (valuation, methodology & logic), defies the basic grain of propriety,» said Manu Rishi Gupta, founder of MRG Capital, a Bengaluru-based investment fund, in an open letter.