"The behavior of the potential acquirer was very aggressive, very opaque, untransparent," Germany's Jörg Kukies told CNBC of UniCredit's bid for Commerzbank.
Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ leadership as driving their expectations.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi had plans for India become a $5 trillion economy by 2025. The country is still over $1 trillion short of this target.
DeepSeek-R1, developed by a Chinese AI lab, is potentially highly competitive and shockingly cost-effective, and could be a boon to the Indian IT sector.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are here. Inflation, seemingly stuck, might find it more difficult to recede, and markets could face an uphill climb.