2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (452+ words) The US Justice Department has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a development that market participants have described as a major shift in the relationship between the executive branch and the central bank. The development…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (169+ words) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described India as a key growth engine for the global economy, reflecting its relatively strong expansion outlook at a time when growth in several advanced and emerging economies is moderating. The IMF has repeatedly…...

3+ day, 21+ min ago   (531+ words) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026, attention is centred on five critical pillars that will define the government's fiscal and economic strategy for FY27. The fiscal deficit remains one of the most closely watched numbers in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (420+ words) Islamabad: Pakistan's reported 3.7% economic growth for the first quarter of the current fiscal year has come under sharp scrutiny, with an independent think tank dismissing the figure as a paper-based outcome driven by flawed methodology rather than real economic expansion,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (357+ words) India's banking and financial services sector is entering a phase of steady but selective growth, with lenders increasingly prioritising asset quality, profitability and risk calibration over aggressive expansion, according to discussions at Antique Stock Broking's 3rd Annual BFSI Conference 2025 this month....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (469+ words) Reacting to the latest data on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation leading Economists said it had narrowed faster than expected reflecting the base effect, weakening INR and rising prices of some commodities. As per the data released by the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) Updated 11 December 2025 at 13:20 IST Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Trump's tariffs are the main factor behind inflation exceeding the central bank's 2% goal, describing them as a one-time price increase After the US inflation crossed the 2% mark, UD Fed Chair Jerome…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (621+ words) India's external sector is showing mixed signals as merchandise exports lose momentum amid tariff-related disruptions; however, services exports continue to provide critical support to the country's current account position, noted a report by CareEdge." "Looking ahead, as merchandise exports navigate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (279+ words) Updated 10 December 2025 at 10:51 IST The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is the main policy-making arm of the US Federal Reserve. It has twelve voting members and meets eight times a year to set the federal funds rate; the benchmark interest…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (438+ words) Economists and bankers have opined that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has "delivered on most fronts" following the apex bank's Monetary Policy Committee's decision to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%. Radhika Rao, Executive Director and Senior…...