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Investors look beyond US hedge funds for the first time since 2023: Barclays

[LONDON] Investor interest in US hedge funds is waning for the first time since 2023, with talk of a “Sell America” trade simmering since US President Donald Trump’s sweeping Liberation Day levies in ...

The RBI's US$10 billion US dollar/rupee buy-sell swap has coincided with the jump in reserves by about US$36 billion in just three weeks until Jan 30.

India’s forex reserves rise to record high of US$723.8 billion

They are up by about US$14 billion, from the week ending in Jan 23

The jury awarded Jaylynn Dean US$8.5 million in compensatory damages but declined to award punitive damages.

Uber ordered to pay US$8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims

The company maintains that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employees

The deals include agreements with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

Trump unveils TrumpRx discounted drugs website

The website is targeted at consumers looking to buy drugs without using insurance

US President Donald Trump (right) said in an interview with NBC News on Feb 4, 2026, that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) should be "very worried," as the US builds up its military forces in the region.

US says Trump prefers diplomacy with Iran but warns he has military options

Regional governments fear conflict could spill over to other countries in the Middle East

How can businesses navigate a more fragmented global landscape?

The new geography of growth: Trading beyond the giants

Diversification, the promise of 'middle powers' (India, Australia), and ASEAN integration? Which will be more important when navigating the fragmenting global economy?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb 13, 2025. The latest deal owes as much to the two leaders' relationship as to any systematic trade negotiation.

The US-India trade deal: Strategic reset or fragile truce?

The lack of details on the agreement makes it difficult to assess its true economic impact

US President Donald Trump (centre) unveiling "Project Vault" at the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday (Feb 2).
The US$12 billion critical minerals stockpile is aimed at minimising reliance on Chinese rare earths.

US-led critical minerals initiatives undercut by Trump

His recent moves against Greenland and Venezuela undercut the trust needed among allies to make such global partnerships work

Demand will grow by 4.9% around the world while remaining “broadly flat” in the US, and the organisation expects that trend to last beyond 2026, Willie Walsh says.

IATA says US air travel to lag global growth in 2026 and beyond

Global airlines stand to earn a record US$41 billion this year