Bitcoin BTC$85,533.71 is not the only asset taking a beating this quarter. The Japanese yen (JPY) is also down 157.20 per U.S. dollar, a big move for a major fiat currency, prompting FX traders to await intervention from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to stem the decline. But why are we discussing FX? It’s because,…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he left for Johannesburg, the venue for this year’s G20 Summit. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh suggested the prime minister was attending the event “safely and securely” because US President Donald Trump has chosen to boycott it, and wondered whether “huglomacy” with…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted persistent corruption challenges in Pakistan, warning that systemic weaknesses across state institutions could limit economic growth unless urgent reforms are undertaken, Dawn reported.The IMF’s Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) is a prerequisite for its executive board to approve a $1.2 billion disbursement, expected next month. The report, as…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet approved a multi-billion dollar stimulus package on Friday, delivering on the new leader’s promise to pursue an expansionary fiscal policy. The stimulus, worth JPY 21.3 trillion ($135.40 billion), includes general account outlays of JPY 17.7 trillion, significantly larger than last year’s JPY 13.9 trillion, representing the biggest fiscal bazooka…
NEW DELHI: A new national white paper has exposed a sweeping health-insurance crisis for persons with disabilities in India, revealing that 80% still have no health cover, while 53% of those who applied were rejected by insurers — and 60% of them were given no reason at all. Based on a survey of over 5,000…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations:According to Bajaj Broking Research, the top stock picks for November 21, 2025 are Fortis Healthcare, and Jio Financial Services. Here’s its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Index View: NIFTYBenchmark indices snapped its two weeks losing streak supported by record low India CPI data and as U.S….
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Zcash ZEC$657.99 has been one of the strongest performers of the…
BENGALURU: If you think kissing is only about human romance, you’re already missing the story. The first kiss happened long before humans walked the Earth—somewhere in the misty forests of prehistoric Africa, between two ape ancestors, 16.9-21.5 million years ago.As per a new evolutionary study, a kiss is better understood as an ancient, risky mouth-to-mouth…
BENAGALURU: As TCS begins executing its multi-billion-dollar AI data centre blueprint, the company is positioning HyperVault at the heart of its ambition to become the largest AI-led technology services provider. In an interview to TOI, TCS CEO K Krithivasan and its chief strategy officer Mangesh Sathe outline India’s rising digital footprint makes AI compute capacity…
Dozens of crypto groups petitioned President Donald Trump to help them out with the policy initiatives his administration can get done while Congress keeps negotiating next steps on the market structure legislation that’s been the sector’s Washington priority. The letter, led by the recently established Solana Policy Institute and signed by others including the Blockchain…
