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Where are central banks keeping their gold?

Goldman Sachs expects Indian banks’ loan growth to moderate to 14–15% through FY29 and initiated coverage on 14 lenders. It favours six private banks, including ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Federal Bank and AU Small Finance Bank.

Vingroup JSC is among over 100 Vietnamese companies added to FTSE Russell’s Global Equity Indexes late Friday, marking a key step in the country’s long-awaited transition from frontier to secondary emerging market status.

TikTok has reached a $400m (£293.2m) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ), ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children's privacy laws.

The Chang'e-7 seeks to find out more about the water trapped within the moon's shadowed craters.

ZEC traded above its January 2018 peak as futures volume hit billions of dollars and a Grayscale filing showed fresh progress toward converting its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF.

Sugar stocks surged on strong pre-festival demand, with Balrampur Chini, Bajaj Hindusthan, Uttam Sugar and others hitting 52-week highs. Gains moderated after duty-free raw sugar imports were announced, though several stocks still delivered strong weekly and year-to-date returns.

A US ⁠judge has struck down a Trump administration ⁠policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said on Friday ⁠that the policy

Despite a 0.60% Sensex decline, 13 BSE SmallCap stocks gained across all five sessions. Prabha Energy led with 39%, followed by Welspun Corp, Wakefit Innovations, Welspun Living and others.

Gold rose 5% this week to nearly $4,603, marking its third consecutive weekly gain, supported by a weaker US dollar, Treasury bond buybacks and expectations of stable Fed rates. Analysts see long-term potential amid central-bank demand and currency concerns, though the World Gold Council expects nea