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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) meets Tuesday amid much chatter that it is considering how and when to move away from negative interest rates. None of the analysts polled by Reuters expected a definitive move at this meeting, but policy makers might start laying the groundwork for an eventual shift. April was favoured by 17 of 28 economists as the kick-off for negative rates to be scrapped, making the BOJ one of the few central banks in the world actually tightening. «Since the last meeting in October, 10-year JGB yields have fallen and the yen has appreciated, giving the BOJ little incentive to revise policy at this stage,» said Barclays economist Christian Keller. «We think the BOJ will wait to confirm the result of the 'shunto' wage negotiations next spring, before moving in April.» Japan's Nikkei lost 1.2%, weighed in part by a firm yen.

Gold prices struggled for momentum in early Asian hours on Monday as investors looked forward to U.S. inflation data due later this week for more clarity on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path after a dovish pivot last week. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was little changed at $2,019.49 per ounce, as of 0041 GMT.

A material impact may start showing in the fiscal fourth quarter (January-March 2024) or the following three-month period (first quarter of fiscal 2025), they said.

Wall Street, 2023 is a year to forget. Global investment banks turned almost unanimously optimistic on the market around this time last year, only to be confounded by a 14% drop in the MSCI China Index. Now, as policymakers ramp up efforts to arrest a housing slump and extend funding support for the broader economy, hopes are building again that 2024 will be better. But it's a case of once bitten, twice shy. This time around, expectations are much more modest. «It's like we've stood still in time for 12 months.

PhonePe recently made an offer to cash-strapped Dunzo to invest a significant amount in its merchant network business, at a time the latter is desperately seeking cash, sources aware of the talks said. The proposal, however, didn’t move forward due to concerns among the troubled startup’s investors due to the strategic nature of PhonePe, which is majority owned by Walmart after its split from ecommerce firm Flipkart, these sources involved in the discussions said.

Floydwiz Technologies has grabbed nearly 3% of the Indian laptop market with its Primebook brand of affordable devices in just nine months of entering the online marketplace, according to its co-founder, Chitranshu Mahant, who expects sales to touch 50,000 units by the end of 2023. The company has a revenue of Rs 10 crore per month and is projected to touch Rs 60 crore for 2023 at this run rate, Mahant told ET.

Joe Biden’s winning 2020 election coalition, particularly younger voters, in the battleground states likely to decide the US presidency. Interest in independent candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the offspring of a celebrated Democratic political dynasty, and possibly moderate West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who is considering a run, is the highest in at least 20 years, according to a Gallup Poll.

NEW DELHI : The Quality Council of India (QCI) is set to come out with regulations that will make it compulsory for private certification agencies to register themselves with accreditation bodies. The idea is to ensure accountability of these agencies so that ‘brand India’ does not suffer from indiscriminate certification by unregulated agencies. There are concerns that private agencies have been issuing ISO 9000 certificates without getting themselves registered with apex accreditation bodies.

new year is unlikely to start with a bang in the national capital as most restaurants, pubs, and bars plan to keep things low key on the new year's eve due to various restrictions. “Most restaurants, pubs and bars in Delhi…are not planning any large-scale celebrations…because of the various administrative hassles in procuring multiple permissions and licenses,” said Sandeep Anand Goyle, who heads Delhi chapter of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI). “Pubs, bars and nightclubs are allowed to operate till 1 am, but they are also sealed at times if decibels are beyond the prescribed limits,” he said. “With all the hassles, people don’t want to plan large-scale celebrations,” Goyle said, adding that the police seal crowd-generating areas and malls, and refrain restaurants from organising parties at their outlets. “Barricades are put on roads leading to markets, commercial complexes, and around the malls, creating hurdles for guests to reach them,” he said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the seriousness of the security breach in Parliament cannot be underestimated, and called for no squabbling over the issue amid Opposition's protests over it in Parliament. In an interview to Hindi daily 'Dainik Jagran', Modi said probe agencies are investigating the incident and taking stringent measures, noting that it is equally necessary to go to the root of people behind it and their motives. The newspaper said he described the breach as «painful and a matter of concern».

BBC India comply with foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in digital news, has appointed CA firm MSKA & Associates as its first statutory auditor, the company's regulatory filings show. MSKA & Associates will audit the newly formed company's annual accounts for FY24. Incorporated on October 27, the New Delhi headquartered company has two directors, Rashi Sehgal and Prabhkirtan Singh Sehgal. Four BBC staff members-Rupa Jha, Mukesh Sharma, Sanjoy Majumder, and Sara Hassan-left the company on December 12 and formed Collective Newsroom to allow BBC World Service India to comply with the 26% limit on foreign ownership in India. ET had first reported that BBC World Service India is restructuring its shareholding to meet the foreign ownership norms. The BBC has given Collective Newsroom the responsibility of creating digital content in India, its six Indian language services, and an English-language YouTube channel for Indian viewers across the globe.

MUMBAI : Pushed back by a lull in private sector investments, India’s state-owned banks continued to lose market share in loans to private rivals, showed data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The loss in market share was visible in deposits too. The share of public sector banks in deposits shrunk 119 basis points (bps) between March and September 2023.

A digital real estate company has been analyzing the data across a good portion of the province and says prices and sales have dropped, with some underbidding now taking place in many areas.

Unilever's chief executive officer Hein Schumacher said the company should not be complacent about its market share and indicated its historical strong position may weaken with increasing competition. «We should not be complacent about it (India). Yes, we have great positions, but with some slowdown in China, I do see international competitors flocking into India and putting a greater amount of resources behind it,» said Schumacher at a Barclays Fireside conference.

“fascist regime" ahead of the "first-ever virtual jalsa" organised by Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday. "Ahead of PTI's first ever Virtual Rally #PTIVirtualJalsa...The fascist regime in #Pakistan have slowed/shut down internet," a social media user claimed. She also shared screenshots from Downdetector showing outages reported on X.

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biggest Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip so far, just a few hundred metres from a key border crossing. Such was its size that small vehicles would be able to travel within the tunnel, an AFP photographer granted access to it reported. The underground passage formed part of a wider branching network that stretched for over four kilometres (2.5 miles) and came within 400 metres (1,300 feet) of the Erez border crossing, the army said in a statement. It cost millions of dollars and took years to construct, Israeli forces said, with the project lead by Mohamed Yahya, brother of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, who is believed to have masterminded the October 7 attacks. The honeycomb of passageways features a drainage systems, electricity, ventilation, sewage and a communication network as well as rails. The floor is compacted earth while its walls are reinforced concrete and its entrance is a metal cylinder with 1.5 centimetre (half-inch) thick walls.

Rapper Travis Scott has explained why he canceled his Utopia – Circus Maximus Tour to Chicago’s United Center on December 15, 2023. In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, has said that he had spent Friday on the tarmac instead of the stage. He wrote, «I literally spent 24 hrs on a fucking runway. Craziest shit ever. To my people in Chicago, I was so ready to go crazyyyy. Chicago always been one if my favorite places. Togo ham and been waiting for it the whole tour.I will be back the first couple days of January.»

Indian Army to show to the world that «enough is enough» and challenge the «neighbourhood bully», says Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, the 28th Chief of Army Staff, recounting the Indian response to the Chinese aggression in Eastern Ladakh in 2020. In his memoirs 'Four Stars of Destiny', Naravane, providing a rare insight into the deadly Galwan Valley clashes, says Chinese President Xi Jinping will not forget June 16 any time soon as China's People's Liberation Army suffered «fatal casualties» for the first time in over two decades in the fighting.

Sai Sudharsan burst onto the scene in the local domestic T20 league in Chennai with his nonchalant batting amassing 358 runs in eight matches at a healthy strike-rate of 143.8. A member of the Tamil Nadu senior squad across formats now, Sai Sudharsan has been truly impressive so much so that he was invited for selection by as many as six IPL franchises. B Sai Sudharshan (55 not out off 43 balls) showed during his stay at the wicket why he is rated so highly.