The Indian rupee is poised for a muted start on Wednesday and traders reckon that directional moves will be contingent on ​oil prices amid hopes of a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran ‌war through talks at the UN.

Oil prices were mixed Wednesday, amid hopes of a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Middle East after Iran and the U.S. had talks.

Oil prices drifted lower on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia began restoring crude supply on a critical pipeline to the Red Sea and on hopes for a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran war through talks at the UN in New York.

Oil prices reversed early gains on Tuesday amid optimism that prospects for a diplomatic solution to the U.S.-Iran war are improving.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the agreement, which pushes back the Nov. 10 deadline, as the two world leaders prepare for talks in Washington.

Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington for a state visit focused more on pageantry than policy, looking beyond long-standing feuds between the world’s biggest economies.

The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has gained a substantial bargaining chip against Donald Trump ahead of his meetings in Washington this week. The Chinese government has acquired sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were mysteriously diverted to Hong Kong during transport from Australia to the U.S., according to Bloomberg. The parts in question were a cockpit canopy and a weapons-bay door, both manufactured by defense contractor Lockheed...