Category: BUSINESS

Sri Lanka tea sees good demand in November

Sri Lanka tea sees good demand in November

Dec 23, 2016

Tea production for the month of November totaled 27.3M/kgs, a gain of 2M/kgs against 25.29M/kgs of November 2015, Forbes & ... Read More

Asian Shares Wobble, Knocked by Wall Street Losses

Asian Shares Wobble, Knocked by Wall Street Losses

Dec 22, 2016

Asian shares struggled on Thursday, taking their cues from a lackluster day on Wall Street as investors locked in gains ... Read More

Oil Prices Rise on Weaker Dollar, Optimism on Output Cuts

Oil Prices Rise on Weaker Dollar, Optimism on Output Cuts

Dec 22, 2016

Oil prices nudged higher in tepid Asian trading on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and optimism that crude producers ... Read More

Oil Prices Rise on Expected U.S. Crude Inventory Draw

Oil Prices Rise on Expected U.S. Crude Inventory Draw

Dec 21, 2016

Oil prices rose on Wednesday on expectations of a U.S. crude inventory draw, although trading activity was muted as markets ... Read More

Lagarde Keeps IMF Job, Escapes Penalty after Negligence Conviction in France

Lagarde Keeps IMF Job, Escapes Penalty after Negligence Conviction in France

Dec 20, 2016

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde escaped punishment and kept her job on Monday despite a conviction on negligence charges ... Read More

Sri Lanka govt revenue up 23-pct: Finance Ministry

Sri Lanka govt revenue up 23-pct: Finance Ministry

Dec 19, 2016

Sri Lanka’s Finance ministry says that state revenue has increased by 23 percent during the first nine months of this ... Read More

Oil Prices Rise in Anticipation of Tighter 2017 Market

Oil Prices Rise in Anticipation of Tighter 2017 Market

Dec 19, 2016

Oil prices rose on Monday in anticipation of tighter crude supply going into 2017 following the decision by OPEC and ... Read More

Asia Stocks Find Relief as China Set to Return Seized U.S. Drone

Asia Stocks Find Relief as China Set to Return Seized U.S. Drone

Dec 19, 2016

Asian shares steadied near four-week lows on Monday after China agreed to return the U.S. drone it had seized, easing ... Read More

Sri Lankan Rupee Falls as Cenbank Reference Rate Hike Weighs; Stx Down

Sri Lankan Rupee Falls as Cenbank Reference Rate Hike Weighs; Stx Down

Dec 16, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee fell for a third session on Friday as banks bought the dollar after the central bank ... Read More

Asia Stocks Tepid, Dollar Near 14-year Peak on Fed Rally

Asia Stocks Tepid, Dollar Near 14-year Peak on Fed Rally

Dec 16, 2016

The dollar stood near a 14-year peak, bond yields were highly elevated and Asian stocks struggled for traction on Friday ... Read More

Oil Prices Edge up as Kuwait Cuts Supplies by More than Expected

Oil Prices Edge up as Kuwait Cuts Supplies by More than Expected

Dec 16, 2016

Oil prices edged up on Friday after market sources said Kuwait had told customers it was cutting supplies by more ... Read More

Dollar Surges, Asia Markets Dive on Fed Rates Signal

Dollar Surges, Asia Markets Dive on Fed Rates Signal

Dec 15, 2016

The dollar surged against its peers on Thursday (Dec 15) and most Asian markets tumbled after the Federal Reserve indicated ... Read More

Sri Lankan Rupee Weakens as C.bank Raises Reference Rate After Fed Move

Sri Lankan Rupee Weakens as C.bank Raises Reference Rate After Fed Move

Dec 15, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee edged lower on Thursday as the central bank raised the spot reference rate further, a day ... Read More

Oil Prices Stabilize After Fed Hike as Tighter Market Looms

Oil Prices Stabilize After Fed Hike as Tighter Market Looms

Dec 15, 2016

Oil prices stabilized on Thursday as a tighter market looms in 2017 due to planned output cuts led by OPEC ... Read More

Asia Ready for Fed Hike, Anxious on Rate Outlook

Asia Ready for Fed Hike, Anxious on Rate Outlook

Dec 14, 2016

Asia shares crept cautiously higher on Wednesday while a hush settled on the U.S. dollar as investors felt certain the ... Read More