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Goods exports rise 15.5% in June
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (249+ words) Export growth in June was driven by electronics, rice, iron ore, handicrafts, meat and dairy products and marine products India’s goods exports increased 15.5 per cent year-on-year in June 2026 to $40.41 billion, driven by sustained shipments across key sectors, but trade deficit…...
Retail inflation rose to 4.4% in June
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (162+ words) driven by high silver jewellery prices and rising food costs. With the continuous rise in prices of precious metals along with increase in prices of some food items, retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 4.4 per cent…...
India's June merchandise trade deficit widens to $30.43 billion
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (155+ words) India's merchandise trade deficit widened to $30.43 billion in June, according to a Reuters calculation based on government export and import data released on Monday. Economists had expected trade deficit to be $26.63 billion in June, according to a Reuters poll, compared…...
Gold slides over 1% as oil surges on Strait of Hormuz closure fears
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (328+ words) Gold slid over 1% on Monday as fears of a closure of the Strait of Hormuz drove oil prices sharply higher, reviving expectations of elevated interest rates to combat inflationary pressures from escalating hostilities in the Middle East. Spot gold dropped…...
The glide path for your equity allocation
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (392+ words) Previously in this column, we discussed asset allocation funds. One of the main features of such funds is the glide path. In this article, we discuss the importance of glide path in the professional management of such funds. Picture a…...
Retail inflation likely to have breached 4% mark in June
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (405+ words) Under the new 2024 base series, CPI inflation rose from 2.74% in January 2026 to 3.93% in May, increasing 45 basis points in the past month Retail inflation likely to have breached 4% mark in June Under the new 2024 base series, CPI inflation rose from 2.74% in…...
Assam Budget 2026-27: Tea tax relief, gas VAT cut, green cess and 2 lakh jobs announced
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (855+ words) The Assam government on Friday presented a Rs 2,85,084 crore budget for the 2026-27 financial year, proposing to raise tax exemption limit for small tea growers by four times and cut VAT on piped natural gas by almost 10 percentage points. Presenting his…...
Who is on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's monetary policy review task forces?
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (400+ words) Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Thursday announced those he has tapped to lead a sweeping review of how the U.S. central bank conducts its policy operations. Here's a short take on each of the 13 men and two women set to…...
Federal Reserve launches policy review panels with Marc Andreessen and Raghuram Rajan
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (298+ words) The US Federal Reserve has appointed Marc Andreessen, cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz to co-lead one of the five task forces that will review and modernise the central bank’s monetary policymaking framework, as per a statement by the…...
India's 10-year bond logs best day in over a week on oil relief
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (316+ words) Indian government bonds rose on Friday, with the benchmark yield posting its sharpest fall in more than a week, as softer oil prices, foreign inflows and strong demand at a weekly auction lifted sentiment. The 6.94% 2036 bond yield fell 3.8 basis points…...