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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden budget was expected to announce major reform measures but the document didn't meet such expectations, analysts said.

The alleged violations occurred between 2007 and 2011 after he allegedly leaked client account info

Import tax on gold remains at record-high 10%.

Sovereign wealth fund has asked Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup to sell some 5% in LSEG.

Marek Belka refuses to quit following leaked tape scandal.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Andrew Bailey said misconduct fines are making banks work harder.

Finance Minister Jaitley reassures foreign investors that they will be treated fairly.

Rupee opens slightly firmer at 59.69/dollar on hopes that the budget will boost outlook for foreign inflows.

Unite accused Lloyds of 'continuous salami slicing job losses'.

Rebels in Syria control much of the country's oil production facilities.

Financial Conduct Authority searching for evidence of competition issues in huge wholesale market.

SNP's Alex Salmond has continually pledged that Scotland can go it alone with abundant oil revenues.

A new survey warns that UK firms are falling behind their EU competitors.

USD/INR had fallen 0.3% on Tuesday as the railway budget proposed more foreign direct investment into infrastructure development.

Kremlin chief of staff sharpens rhetoric with no end in sight to long-running gas dispute.

China's June CPI came in at 2.3% year-on-year from 2.5% in May and compared with the consensus of 2.4%. The PPI declined 1.1% while analysts had been expecting a 1% drop.

Headhunter unveils the evolution of the C-Suite to address cyber security threats

Grout is accused of helping Bruno Iksil hide billions of dollars in legal losses

Spot silver has performed the best against the US dollar compared to gold and major currencies while palladium has rallied to a new 13-year high.

The KRG is hopeful oil output could spike in the next few years to one million barrels of oil per day.

Continued increase in the buy-side speculative positioning in Sterling underpins the case for a stronger reversal in it unless there is an even more hawkish central bank to support.

USD/CAD had been trading higher since 3 July despite the better than expected trade and building permits data released since then.

The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said firm had fallen 'significantly short' of punctuality targets.

The Dow breached 17,000 points on 3 July before the US markets closed for Independence Day

For Mark Carney, BoE policy review provides an opportunity to clarify present situation or future.

Palladium rallies most in group, ending week 2.65% higher while platinum strengthens 1.63%, silver 0.91% and gold 0.26%.

Opec and IEA to release their first estimates for 2015 next week.

India could ease gold import curbs as Narendra Modi puts public and trade over economics.

US dollar index shrugs off recent dovish rhetoric by Fed officials and rallies to a one-week high in the week to 4 July