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Balance of Payments support measures needed to anchor inflationary expectations amid persistent rupee weakness and volatile capital flows: SBI report
48+ min ago (18+ words) SBI report urges balance of payments measures to curb inflation expectations amid rupee decline and volatile capital flows....
As nitrogen-based fertilizer prices soar, global food inflation looms
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (973+ words) A secondary wave of global food inflation looms as nitrogen-based fertilizer prices are soaring due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Assessing physical supply has become difficult, leading to increased hedging activities, analysts said." According to Capital Economics, while…...
The US-Israel-Iran war disruptions could push up cooking oil costs in India
13+ hour, 49+ min ago (20+ words) Explore how the US-Israel-Iran war and El Ni'o may drive up cooking oil prices in India by 2026....
Second-Hand Car Loans: Process, Eligibility Criteria, and Other Key Points to Know
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Tech drags stocks lower as crude oil tops $110: Markets wrap
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (474+ words) Technology stocks led equity markets lower as concerns over whether the vast amount of investment in artificial intelligence will pay off resurfaced. Brent rose above $110 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz stayed shut. Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0. 6 per cent, with…...
India's factory output growth slows to 4. 1 percent in March on weaker electricity output
18+ hour, 24+ min ago (277+ words) India's factory output growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), slowed to 4. 1% in March 2026 from 5. 2% in February, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Growth in factory output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production…...
China supplies over 30% of India's industrial goods; overdependence on single nation critical: GTRI
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (295+ words) China accounts for around 16 per cent of India's total imports, but its dominance is significantly higher in industrial goods, supplying as much as 30. 8 per cent of the country's requirements, think tank GTRI said on Tuesday. The country's imports increased to…...
TN clocks 2nd year of double-digit growth at 10. 83% in FY26
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (38+ words) Tamil Nadu clocked 10. 83 per cent growth in 2025-26 and set a record by registering a double-digit economic growth for a second year in a row, state Industries Minister T R B Rajaa said on Tuesday....
India's heat wave creates new inflation risks after oil surge
23+ hour, 44+ min ago (594+ words) India is facing inflation threats from heat waves and below normal rainfall this year, creating new economic pressures for policymakers already grappling with soaring energy costs. Temperatures of as high as 47 C (117 F) degrees Celcius have gripped parts of northern India…...
Gold edges down with US-Iran talks, central bank decisions in focus
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (323+ words) Gold prices "eased on Tuesday, as investors watched for the "impact of the West Asia conflict and stalled US-Iran peace talks on the interest rate outlook of key central banks that meet "this week. Spot gold was down 0. 2 per cent…...