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Investing.com — U.S. stock futures traded marginally lower Tuesday, with investors displaying a degree of caution ahead of the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting as well as earnings from AI chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).

Baidu on Tuesday announced modest year-on-year revenue growth of 6% in the third quarter of 2023, beating analyst expectations. Facing increased domestic competition and a sluggish economy, the company — which operates a major search engine and map service — has sought to diversify into cloud computing, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence (AI) and other sectors.

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government bonds could see foreign inflows of close to $25 billion if they get included in key Bloomberg bond indexes, a treasury official with DBS Bank India said. The India 10-year bond yield could move lower by about 7 bps in case of any news of inclusion in the Bloomberg Index, with inflows of around $25 billion, said Sameer Karyatt, executive director — treasury and markets at DBS Bank India. But bond yields may not rise if the inclusion is deferred as the market has not rallied in anticipation, Karyatt added. Bond traders are eyeing a decision on the inclusion of Indian bonds in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate and the Emerging Market Local Currency indexes, and expect an announcement by the end of this month. In September, JPMorgan announced the inclusion of India in its widely tracked emerging market debt index from June 2024. Market participants have pegged inflows in Indian bonds in the range of $20 billion to $25 billion over the next year. Bonds under the fully accessible route, with no upper cap on foreign investments, saw more than 165 billion rupees ($2 billion) of inflows since JPMorgan's announcement, data from Clearing Corp of India showed. This has helped keep yields in check. A drop in U.S.

Strong results have been generated from all the big banks, against a background of cut-throat competition, the continuing mortgage war, a slowing economy, the challenges of rising inflation, and a customer base under financial strain.

Tata Technologies IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of the Tata Technologies Ltd is going to hit Indian primary market on 22nd November 2023 i.e. on tomorrow. Tata Technologies IPO date of subscription will remain open till 24th November 2023 i.e.

BEIJING — China's property market, which makes up a substantial chunk of the country's economy, needs more government support to prevent it from deteriorating further, analysts said.

To some degree, that’s the case in India, where shares trade at a 17% premium to those in the rest of the world. But there’s a silver lining here so potent that many in the market contend it outweighs the traditional bearish signals.

Anurag Thakur has said India will become the third largest media and entertainment market in the world in next five years. Speaking at the inauguration of 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji on Monday, Thakur also said that for the first time, IFFI has decided to bestow the best web series OTT award, acknowledging the transformative role of original content creators in the country. «India, on one hand, has become the fifth largest economy of the world.

A social media post with a GDP tracker that shows India’s economy having attained $4 trillion in size has found its way to the political arena, with ruling party leaders, including a Union minister, holding it up as evidence of economic success, even as the opposition questions the data’s veracity. With that size, India is shown to have narrowed the gap with Germany and Japan, which India is poised to overtake and become the world’s third-largest economy.

Options data suggests that 19800 is likely to be a key hurdle for the Nifty 50, as that strike price call option holds the highest open interest. On Monday, the 50-stock index ended 0.2% down at 19694 points. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions: STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 8 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 19,815, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Tuesday.

commercial vehicles, a barometer of economic activity, are expected to hit an all-time high in FY24, fetching record revenue for companies such as Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and VE Commercial Vehicles. Pricier heavy-duty vehicles are driving demand amid record government spending on infrastructure and increased freight movement.

general elections in May. “Post-elections, we expect investment growth to re-accelerate, especially from the private side. While we expect the government to continue its focus on capital spending, given the medium-term fiscal consolidation path, the rate of growth in capex will likely decrease from the next fiscal year," it added.

U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt says the government can afford to lower some taxes now that inflation is falling

Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's Central Financial Commission (CFC), with Premier Li Qiang in place as its head, urged stronger supervision of risks in the multi-trillion dollar financial sector as China steps up the pace towards becoming a «major financial power».

A new week has kicked off with Thanksgiving on the horizon, and commodities continue to lose ground as liquidity has moved into equities and bonds in hopes of a Santa Claus rally.

eTukTuk (TUK) is proving to be a masterclass in blockchain use, with its ecosystem both encouraging the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and helping local economies. The belief in the project is growing at a staggering rate and with just 2 days left in the current presale stage, those interested will want to get involved as soon as possible.

Warner Bros has reported that the Barbie movie, shot predominantly at Leavesden studios in Hertfordshire, was its most successful theatrical release ever and significantly contributed to the UK economy. The studio's submission to a parliamentary committee inquiry into the British film and high-end television industry outlined that Barbie, during its UK production, added over £80 million in direct spending to the local economy, generated 685 jobs, and involved more than 6,000 extras.

UN said Monday, urging G20 nations to boost emissions cuts. The UN Environment Programme's annual Emissions Gap report is released just ahead of crucial COP28 climate talks in Dubai and will feed into the global response to a sobering official «stocktake» of the failure to curb warming so far. With this year expected to be the hottest in human history, UNEP said «the world is witnessing a disturbing acceleration in the number, speed and scale of broken climate records». Taking into account countries' carbon-cutting plans, UNEP warned that the planet is on a path for disastrous heating of between 2.5C and 2.9C by 2100.

The EUR/USD pair is likely to be among the more active currency pairs this week, which I am expecting to potentially rise to the 1.10 handle amid improved risk sentiment and recent falls in US yields and the US dollar. Although the economic situation in the eurozone remains far from convincing, the market may have gotten ahead of itself with regard to ECB rate cuts being priced in as early as April.