As AT&T and Time Warner seek government approval for their $85bn megadeal, some of their most important negotiations may take place in private conversations with rival executives instead of in the nation’s capital.

The benchmark Sensex and Nifty slid to their lowest close in nearly four and a half months, mirroring the weakness in Asian shares as concerns that Donald Trump taking over as US President, led to fears of higher interest rates, triggering capital outflows from riskier bets such as emerging markets.

The yen may strengthen to 90 per dollar within six months of Donald Trump’s election, Japan’s former top currency official Eisuke Sakakibara said.

It boomed while the rest of Russia bled. Now mortgage lending offers the best chance yet of unlocking what may be the economy’s greatest untapped resource.

It will probably go down in the history books as the Trump Rally. Copper is on course to record its biggest weekly rally in 35 years. It’s a stand-out even amid the turbulence that has rocked the broader financial universe.

The dollar soared against high-yielding currencies and Asian emerging markets sank Friday on the prospect of higher US interest rates, with dealers betting Donald Trump's planned huge spending policies will fire inflation.

Gulf OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have kept their oil production steady in October compared to the month before, according to official numbers submitted to OPEC, industry sources familiar with the matter said.

The oil market surplus may run into a third year in 2017 without an output cut from Opec, while escalating production from exporters around the globe could lead to relentless supply growth, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.

Qatar’s crude oil production declined to 643,000 bpd in August compared with 677,000 bpd in July, QNB has said in its ‘Monthly Monitor.’ Brent crude oil prices fell by 1.5% in October to $48.3 per barrel, the bank said yesterday.

Pace of supply growth to peak in 2018; new Australian production may displace Qatari exports to Asia; Qatar may divert cargoes to Europe, Middle East, South America; long-term contracts to have smaller volumes, be more flexible

Uncertainty over policies of next president clouds decision; Trump could try to boost US output, block climate accord

Asian equities rallied yesterday, joining a goldrush across world markets as the initial shock of Donald Trump’s election win was replaced by hopes his plan to kickstart the US economy will succeed.