Market watch: Asian shares rebound as rate-cut optimism lifts tech stocks; crude holds steady amid supply risks

File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian stocks climbed on Tuesday, buoyed by growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December, while crude prices steadied as traders balanced geopolitical uncertainty with forecasts of a softer oil market next year.As per Reuters, MSCI’s index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan rose 1%, led…

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It’s Ambanis vs Birlas in India’s luxury retail market

The launch of Parisian luxury department store Galeries Lafayette earlier this month in Mumbai pits it against Reliance Industries‘ Jio World Plaza, a mall which houses boutiques of more than a dozen luxe brands like Gucci and Dior, taking competition between the two corporate biggies notches higher.Galeries Lafayette operates in India in partnership with the…

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Card swipes go up, spends dip

MUMBAI: Credit card usage rose in October 2025, when festival demand lifted the number of transactions even as the average ticket size fell dragging down value of transactions. Volumes increased 4.6% from Sept to 51.8 crore, but the total value of card spending declined 1.1% to around Rs. 2.1 lakh crore because shoppers made more…

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Crash course! Cryptocurrency market’s $1 trillion rout hits Trump family fortune; how much loss crypto-linked holdings have caused?

The Trump-associated memecoin has seen a huge 25% decline since August. (AI image) The recent crash in the cryptocurrency market has cost US President Donald Trump and his family several millions of dollars. During Donald Trump’s second presidential term, digital assets have significantly altered his family’s wealth and portfolio. But the perils and instability associated…

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‘Heightened exuberance’: RBI bulletin warns about overheated global markets; says fiscal–monetary push to lift investment in India

Fiscal, monetary and regulatory measures are expected to pave the way for a “virtuous cycle” of higher private investment-led growth, even as global trade uncertainties and external sector headwinds persist, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its November Bulletin released on Monday.An article on State of the Economy in the Bulletin noted that…

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What do new labour codes mean for employees & employers? From minimum wages, gratuity benefits to appointment letters & layoff rules – top things to know

The new codes aim to increase women’s employment opportunities, ensure worker safety, extend social security benefits to gig workers. (AI image) New labour codes 2025: The government has introduced what experts are calling a significant reform in labour laws by implementing four comprehensive labour codes from November 21, 2025. The new labour codes impact both…

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