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Asian stocks end higher, China benchmark edge up 0.13%
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (141+ words) The U.S. dollar index eased following reports of Chinese regulators limiting U.S. Treasury bond holdings. Gold edged lower after rising over the previous two days. Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Tuesday, with post-election optimism in Japan and a strong rebound in…...
Dollar index slips to one-week low under 97 mark
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (323+ words) The dollar index slipped under 97 mark on Tuesday to a one-week low amid concerns that foreign demand for dollar-denominated assets may weaken, after reports that Chinese regulators urged financial institutions to curb US Treasury holdings to reduce concentration risks and…...
Signpost India gallops after Q3 PAT soars 215.3% YoY
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (172+ words) Signpost India surged 15.45% to Rs 243.25 after the company posted a strong performance for the quarter ended 31 December 2025. Profit after tax jumped sharply to Rs 18.13 crore in Q3 FY26, registering a 215.3% YoY increase over Rs 5.75 crore in Q3 FY25. Sequentially, PAT grew 15.77% from Rs 15.66 crore…...
Fall in outward remittances gives temporary relief to India's CAD
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (68+ words) Lower outward remittances overall may also be driven by the sharp depreciation in the rupee which can impact discretionary spending | Image: Canva/Free Fall in outward remittances gives temporary relief to India's CAD Investments in foreign equity/debt only major…...
India's consumer inflation likely rose to 2.4% in Jan on food prices: Poll
10+ hour, 21+ min ago (473+ words) India's annual consumer inflation rate likely rose for a third consecutive month to 2.4 per cent in January, according to a Reuters poll of economists, as firming food prices and "higher gold and silver coincided with fading "favourable base effects. January…...
Asian stocks rise for second day as Nikkei sets fresh record, dollar drops
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (408+ words) Asian stocks advanced for a second day in early trading on Tuesday, led by an extended rally in Tokyo's benchmark after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decisive election "victory over the weekend. MSCI's broadest index of "Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan…...
Fed pick Kevin Warsh can get US economy to hit 15% growth, says Trump
11+ hour, 2+ min ago (578+ words) Trump said during the search for a new chair that he wanted a candidate who would lower rates, and later said he would not have picked Warsh if he'd advocated for increasing rates By Josh Wingrove President Donald Trump said…...
CPI base revision reflects both methodological rigour, practical relevance
21+ hour, 18+ min ago (98+ words) CPI base revision reflects both methodological rigour, practical relevance'Business Standard The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will soon be releasing a new series of Consumer Price Index (CPI) on a revised base year of 2024 The CPI base revision…...
RBI's VRR overhaul removes parallel limits, signals confidence in bond mkts
1+ day, 3+ min ago (557+ words) RBI's VRR overhaul removes parallel limits, signals confidence in bond mkts'Business Standard The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has streamlined the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) framework by effectively merging it with the general route for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) The…...
BoB slashes car loan rates by 30 bps to 7.6%, effective immediately
1+ day, 38+ min ago (165+ words) State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Monday announced a 30-basis-point reduction in its car loan interest rates, effective immediately. The bank's floating rate now starts from 7.6 per cent per annum, BoB said in a statement. The bank also offers an…...