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Why Trump’s New Pick for Fed Chair Hit Gold and Silver Markets – For Good Reasons
10+ min ago (806+ words) After months of speculation, US President Donald Trump confirmed he will be nominating'Kevin Warsh'as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve. The appointment has been closely watched in the context of Trump's ongoing conflict with the Fed and its…...
Nine takeaways from Sitharaman's ninth Budget
32+ min ago (288+ words) Despite tighter fiscal headroom, the government has largely stayed the course on public spending, leaning on targeted interventions rather than across-the-board expansion. The Budget prioritises capital expenditure, manufacturing, healthcare and MSMEs, while pushing a larger share of investment responsibility to…...
Surging euro presents new headache for ECB
38+ min ago (698+ words) A surge in the euro will be in focus at the European Central Bank's meeting this week, as fears grow it could hit the eurozone's export-driven economies and weigh on inflation. The central bank for the 21-nation single currency area…...
Warsh’s Return Revives Tensions Over the Fed’s $6.6 Trillion QE Hangover
40+ min ago (1063+ words) (Bloomberg) -- For much of the time that President Donald Trump was mulling his potential choice for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the debate in markets swirled around whether his pick would lower interest rates as aggressively as he…...
Budget 2026-27: Nirmala Sitharaman sticks to a tried and tested fiscal formula
40+ min ago (628+ words) India kept calm and carried on this fiscal year, with a GST spur for retail offtake, an urgency for foreign trade deals and a few tariff tweaks for factory-cost relief making up the bulk of our response to trade adversity....
India’s budget aims to shield economy amid US trade pressure
53+ min ago (402+ words) India's most recent national budget is intended to shield the economy from the growing strain of US trade moves, particularly tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump." The government also announced additional infrastructure spending and an 18% increase in defense expenditure, amid…...
CII-AP describes Union Budget as balanced, forward-looking
55+ min ago (325+ words) Vijayawada: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Andhra Pradesh applauded the Union Budget 2026 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, describing it as a forward-looking and... Vijayawada: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Andhra Pradesh applauded the Union Budget 2026 presented by Union Finance Minister…...
Financial conditions considerably accommodative amid weak yen: BOJ member
58+ min ago (209+ words) TOKYO - A Bank of Japan board member said the country's financial conditions are "still considerably accommodative" relative to economic fundamentals, given the recent depreciation of the yen, signaling the need for more interest rate hikes, a summary of opinions showed…...
Strivers on £48k will be hardest hit by Chancellor's stealth tax raid
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (531+ words) The Chancellor announced plans to extend the freeze on tax thresholds for a further three years despite previously ruling out the controversial move. Ms Reeves has repeatedly claimed she is focused on ensuring those with the "broadest shoulders" pay their…...
This ‘mutually assured destruction’ threat in the $7.3 trillion JGB market helps prevent Japan from triggering a debt crisis
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (474+ words) Recent tremors in the $7.3 trillion Japan government bond market have raised fears that a debt crisis is brewing in the world's fourth largest economy. Japan's debt is already more than 200% of GDP, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's plans for fresh…...