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JD.com reported fourth-quarter revenue above estimates on Wednesday and upsized its share repurchase program, as aggressive price cuts helped revive demand from consumers grappling with an uncertain economy. The company's US-listed shares rose 9.4% in premarket trading.

By Paul Carsten

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar slipped lower in early European trade Wednesday, in cautious trading ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell which should provide more cues on U.S. monetary policy. 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German police believe a letter by a far-left group claiming responsibility for an arson attack that forced Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s European Gigafactory to shut down is authentic, a spokesperson for police in the state of Brandenburg said on Wednesday.

Real Estate Sector of India has witnessed a growing and evolving demand amongst the ultra-rich NRIs. Their preferences, fuelled by an interconnected world, increased availability of sustainable options, world class infrastructure, and advantageous Price Differentials, make Real Estate investment in India a promising purchase for NRIs on multiple fronts. Per recent reports, there has been a 35% YOY rise in investments by NRIs in the Indian residential real estate market. Growing Interest in Indian real estate NRIs at large have witnessed a rise in income with higher paying jobs and flourishing businesses overseas. They are therefore looking at India as a great opportunity for real estate investment given the positive economical outlook for the country. These homes are lucrative rent generating assets for them as appreciation in India is higher than the other markets. The currency advantage also remains a catalyst to encourage investments from other countries.

BEIJING — China's central bank governor said there was room to further cut banks' reserve requirements, and pledged to utilize monetary policy to «mildly» prop up consumer prices.

By Joe Cash, Ellen Zhang and Kevin Yao

Vishal Goenka, Co-Founder of IndiaBonds.com believes the the inclusion of Indian bonds in JP Morgan and Bloomberg indices will be a game changer for the Indian fixed-income markets. In an interview with Mint, Goenka emphasised investors should invest in bonds to diversify their portfolios and also highlighted the most important developments in the bond markets in recent times. Edited excerpts: The answer is simple: all financial investors should diversify their portfolios as the basic thumb rule of financial investments.

Mint explains why the Opec+ has curbed output and the demand outlook for the world. Crude oil price (Brent) has stayed below $100 a barrel since August 2022, after the sharp rise in the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While it has largely held above $80, the price dipped to the low seventies a few times in the past year.

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies moved little on Wednesday, while the dollar steadied from recent losses as markets hunkered down in anticipation of more key cues on U.S. monetary policy. 

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada

By Stella Qiu

Ritesh Jain, Global Macro Trader, says India had leapfrogged manufacturing and directly went into services because of digital infra and English-speaking population. Data show services create 20% of the jobs created by manufacturing. That is why we have a jobless recovery and wealth concentrated in metros. Now, India is going back to the drawing board and manufacturing will start pulling its weight because of government focus, PLI schemes, China plus one, etc. This will lead to broad-based prosperity due to job creation and real estate prices in tier II, tier III cities will outpace those of metros. What kind of structural changes are you witnessing in the Indian economy right now? Ritesh Jain: I believe the structure of the Indian economy is changing.

By Brigid Riley

After a strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate, we have further cause for optimism in the latest purchasing managers’ index readings for the manufacturing and service sectors. The HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) clocked a robust 60.6 in February.

India’s local governments are weak despite the 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments. They effectively serve as extended implementation arms of state governments, rather than as an independent tier of government. If India has to deliver on its promise of Viksit Bharat by 2047, we must radically change how we view our local governments.

Many shall be restored that now are fallen and many shall fall that now are in honour— Horace After having fallen during covid, the Indian economy now finds itself among the most honoured globally. Most high-frequency indicators are firing vigorously and recent headline GDP numbers have been buoyant beyond expectations. A fiscally restrained budget in an election year and sensible policy interventions have ensured that confidence in the economy and the government’s ability to manage it is high, and the stock market is undergoing one of its periodic bouts of exuberance.

By Stephen Culp

The United States economy is powering ahead while the economies of Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia are slowing from softer consumer demand caused by higher interest rates, the head of Canada’s biggest bank said Tuesday.

The Canadian stock market has been woefully underperforming its U.S. counterpart, but the reason has more to do with sector concentration — Canada is filled with banks and resource-related stocks while the United States is replete with technology and health care — than any commentary about how Corporate Canada is really doing.

The S&P 500 ended February with a gain of more than +5% for the eleventh time in history. The last time we had a February up more than +5% was in 2015.