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Jackson Hole history points to Jerome Powell sidestepping market shocks

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Markets expect Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to play it safe at the Jackson Hole symposium. Amid high equity volatility and speculation about rate cuts, strategists foresee moderate bond movements and small stock swings. Historically, the event has had minimal market impact.

Coca-Cola appoints Greishma Singh as market head for India Southwest Asia

Business Standard 

Beverages major Coca-Cola on Friday said Greishma Singh has been appointed as the new market head for India Southwest Asia (INSWA) Operating Unit. Singh will succeed Arnab Roy, who was recently named the Global Category President, Coca-Cola Trademark. Her appointment will be effective September 1, 2024, according to a company statement. Before this, Singh was Vice-President of Customer and Commercial Leadership (C&CL) for the INSWA Operating Unit. She has been with The Coca-Cola Company for over 15 years and held roles of across marketing... Читать дальше...

Central banks will continue to be buyers of precious metal: Juerg Kiener

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

​Basel III, which is basically the International Bank of Settlement, was introducing basically restrictions on selling gold short in the market. So, you needed to have actually full collateral. That has been forcing a lot of short people actually to buy back their shorts and then we used to have now this war zone coming up where your third-party risk increased and that meant gold moved back to home countries instead of staying away in other exchanges.

Tug Of War In Southeast Asia: Will ASEAN-China Dialogue Tip The Balance Towards Peace? – Analysis

Eurasia Review 

ASEAN-China dialogue is widely recognized as a key component of diplomatic relations in Southeast Asia, playing a critical role in promoting economic cooperation and addressing security challenges. However, despite notable progress in managing tensions, particularly in the volatile South China Sea, there are significant obstacles to achieving lasting peace and stability in the region.

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North Korea wins first Olympic medal in 8 years with fairytale table tennis run

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

A little-known North Korean table tennis duo has capped a fairytale run at the Summer Games in Paris by winning their countrys first Olympic medal in eight years, bringing home silver in the mixed doubles event. Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong entered the competition as the lowest-ranked team but vanquished one higher-ranked opponent []

Highlighting indigent subsidy red tape, social housing association warns on electricity price hike

Engineeringnews.co.za 

The National Association of Social Housing (Nasho) has urged government to consider alternatives for the social housing sector as electricity tariffs are set to increase further, arguing that tenants and social housing developers will not be able to absorb the higher costs. Power utility Eskom has indicated that it will apply for a near 40% increase in electricity tariffs and municipal electricity tariffs could increase costs for consumers further.