Archive for the January 11, 2019
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India's Mary Kom rose to the top of the boxing world rankings Thursday, two months after becoming the first female boxer to win six world championships. The 36-year-old mother-of-three was ranked number one by the
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Hockey India has sacked men's national team coach Harendra Singh after a dismal showing at the Asian Games and their quarter-final exit as hosts in last month's World Cup. The much-fancied Indian senior team had
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Petra Kvitova sent defending champion Angelique Kerber packing from the rain-affected Sydney International Thursday to book a semi-final spot and get an edge over her rival heading into the Australian Open next week. It was
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The dollar weakened versus major peers such as the euro and yen on Thursday due to growing expectations the Federal Reserve will pause its rate tightening cycle this year. Minutes from the Fed's December 18-19
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The euro consolidated gains on Thursday after posting its biggest daily jump in more than six months, having cleared some key market levels after Fed minutes signaled a more cautious approach towards further rate hikes.
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The dollar rallied from three-month lows on Thursday, with investors reducing bearish positions on the currency as they await resolution of US-China trade negotiations, the US government shutdown, and Britain's exit from the European Union.
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The dollar tumbled on Wednesday to its lowest level since October after the Federal Reserve expressed caution about future rate hikes, and as investors reduced safe-haven bets due to optimism about US-China trade talks. After
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The Australian and New Zealand dollars surrendered a little of their recent gains on Thursday as Sino-US trade talks ended without any clarity on when, or whether, a deal might be struck. China's commerce ministry
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Asian currencies rose slightly on Thursday as the dollar remained shaky on expectations the US Federal Reserve will soon pause its tightening cycle, while renewed optimism over a Sino-US trade deal lifted appetite for riskier
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Sterling hovered just off one-week lows against the euro on Thursday after British Prime Minister Theresa May lost two parliamentary votes in two days, adding more Brexit uncertainty and raising the prospect she may soon
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