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Singapore inflation holds at 1.8% in May, cooler than expected as services costs ease

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

A shopper browses vegetables at a wet market in Singapore, on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation in Singapore held steady at 1.8% in May, falling short of economists’ expectations as underlying price pressures remained subdued. The figure was below the 2% expected by economists polled by Reuters and unchanged...

At 0.5%, core sector grows at slowest pace in 7 months

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

NEW DELHI: The index of infrastructure industries grew 0.5 per cent in May, the slowest pace of expansion since last Oct, as only three of the eight sectors registered higher output. While cement expanded at 8.4 per cent, steel saw production rise by 5 per cent and power generation was 8.7 per cent higher, according...

UK economy and politics in charts

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

On June 23, 2016, Britons headed to the polls to vote on whether to stay in the European Union. A shock result emerged overnight: the electorate had voted to leave the bloc by 52% to 48%. The pound tanked. London’s FTSE 100 tumbled. Then-Prime Minister David Cameron — who had called the referendum and led...

Hero MotoSports makes big Dakar announcement: Completes 10 years

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

Hero MotoCorp has marked the 10th anniversary of Hero MotoSports Team Rally by announcing a five-year extension of its partnership with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the promoter of the Dakar Rally and the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship, while also launching a new rider development initiative called ‘India’s Next Dakar Hero’ (INDH).The company also confirmed the...

‘Foundation for a final deal’: US hits pause on Iranian oil sanctions after nuclear push

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

US suspends Iranian oil sanctions after nuclear deal push The United States on Monday temporarily suspended sanctions on Iranian oil after Vice President JD Vance said that Tehran had agreed to allow United Nations nuclear inspectors back into the country. This marks a significant step in ongoing negotiations between Washington and Iran.The move came days...

Meta backed a $4 billion Indian startup, hired founder for WhatsApp

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – 2022/09/20: A man checks his phone near the Cred logo during the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Indian fintech startup Cred will raise $900 million in a funding round led by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta— but has lost its founder and chief executive, Kunal Shah,...

Oil prices rebound as US-Iran peace hopes temper Hormuz supply fears

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

Oil prices rise. Photo credit: ANI Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday after a sharp decline in the previous session, as investors weighed cautious optimism over US-Iran peace talks against uncertainty surrounding the resumption of crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported.Brent crude futures rose 24 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to $78.15...

‘Romanch’s Law’: NYC bill which seeks to ban horse carriages named after Indian teen | India News

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

Romanch Mahajan, Indian teen killed in horse carriage at Central Park in New York (AP) NEW DELHI: A proposed New York City bill aimed at phasing out horse-drawn carriages has been renamed in honour of 18-year-old Indian national Romanch Mahajan, who died last week after suffering critical injuries in a horse carriage accident at Central...

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China’s 618 shopping festival growth slows sharply as consumer spending malaise persists

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

Citizens gather to purchase and scratch instant lottery tickets at a lottery ticket booth on June 21, 2026 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s consumer spending slowdown persisted in June, with growth during one of the country’s largest online shopping festivals weakening sharply from...

Kunal Shah’s move: Rewarding bills to rewiring chats

TazaPulseJune 23, 2026

MUMBAI: For years, Kunal Shah has built companies around a simple question: What makes people change their behaviour?In 2010, when he founded FreeCharge, it was the dull act of mobile recharges. In 2018, when he founded Cred, it was the monthly ritual of paying credit card bills. Now, Shah is headed to one of the...