Dollar creeps higher as virus worries return
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar found a footing on Wednesday as investors returned to safe-havens, unwinding some risk currency gains made on hopes the coronavirus crisis in Europe and New York was slowing. The greenback rose on most majors besides the safe-haven Japanese yen, a day after suffering its worst drop against a basket […]
“Some of us will die”: India’s homeless stranded by coronavirus lockdown
By Administrator_India Capital Sands In a densely packed neighborhood of Delhi, hundreds of homeless people queued up this week as volunteers doled out rice and peas from a vat in the back of a van. Only a handful of the people in the crowd wore masks. There were no hand sanitizers or washbasins in sight […]
PBOC Acts to Stabilize Yuan After Currency Under-performs Peers
By Administrator_India Capital Sands China set its daily reference rate for the yuan at a stronger-than-expected level Thursday, with the central bank perhaps signaling efforts to support the currency following recent weakness. The PBOC put the fixing at 7.0692 yuan per dollar, 105 basis points stronger than the average forecast of analysts surveyed by Source. […]
UK inflation falls from six-month high
By Administrator_India Capital Sands British inflation fell in February, before the coronavirus crisis hit the country, and economists predict a further sharp fall in the next couple of months due to the collapse in global oil prices caused by the pandemic. Consumer price inflation fell to 1.7% in February from a six-month high of 1.8% […]
घर बैठे इंटरनेट के जरिए कमाएं पैसा, हर महीने कमाने का मौका
कोरोना वायरस के खतरे को देखते हुए ज्यादातर लोग घर से काम कर रहे हैं. लेकिन, कई ऐसे भी लोग हैं, जिनकी कमाई फिलहाल बंद हो गई है | बिजनेसमैन से लेकर नौकरीपेशा तक परेशान है. ऐसे लोगों के लिए वर्क फ्रॉम होम काफी फायदेमंद है. ‘वर्क फ्रॉम होम’ यानी घर से काम, ये वो […]
Saudi imposes curfew to curb coronavirus spread, UAE suspends passengers flights
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Saudi Arabia will impose a nationwide curfew starting on Monday after reporting a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases, while the United Arab Emirates will suspend all passenger and transit flights to and from the country. Saudi King Salman ordered a curfew – from 7 pm to 6 am […]
Global economy already in recession on coronavirus devastation
By Ritu, Capital Sands The global economy is already in a recession as the hit to economic activity from the coronavirus pandemic has become more widespread, according to economists polled by Reuters amid a raft of central bank stimulus actions this week. The spread of the disease caused by the virus, COVID-19, has sent financial […]
Tokyo Olympics chief attended meeting with official who now has coronavirus
By Ritu, Capital Sands Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori attended a meeting on March 10 that included the deputy head of the Japanese Olympic Committee who tested positive for the new coronavirus this week, officials said. Mori, who is 82 and has lung cancer, has not been tested because he has no symptoms of […]
Australia declares emergency, warns coronavirus crisis could last six months
By Ritu, Capital Sands Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday declared a “human biosecurity emergency” and said the country’s citizens should abandon all overseas travel because of the coronavirus epidemic that he warned could last at least six months. The formal declaration gives the government the power to close off cities or regions, impose […]
Pakistan postpones T20 league after player shows coronavirus symptoms
By Ritu, Capital Sands The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been postponed with immediate effect after an overseas player showed symptoms of coronavirus, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday. The postponement was announced hours before the semi-final matches were due to start in Lahore. “This decision was taken after a player, who had left […]