Union Budget 2026 needs to focus on long-term vision to make Indian economy more resilient: Raghuram Rajan Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) suggested that the upcoming Budget should be integrated with a longer-term vision to make the Indian economy more resilient and independent, while accelerating growth,…
India Budget 2026 Expectations LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Economic Survey 2026 in Parliament today, on 29 January (Thursday), ahead of the scheduled Union Budget 2026 announcement on 1 February (Sunday). Notably, this will be her ninth consecutive Budget speech and is the first time that the India Union…
Gold surged to a record above $5,500 an ounce, extending a sharp rally driven by a weaker US dollar, a flight from sovereign bonds and rising geopolitical tensions. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto Gold surged to an all-time high above $5,500 an ounce, extending a breakneck rally fueled by US dollar weakness and a wider flight…
As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, focus also remains on the Economic Survey, a crucial document released before the annual budget presentation, which will be presented today. The key document is prepared by the Department of Economic Affairs of the Finance Ministry, typically presented a day before the Union Budget. However, this year, the Economic…
Economic Survey Recap: India’s Ministry of Finance is set to release its key document, the Economic Survey, as all eyes in the country now begin the wait for the document to be tabled at the Union Parliament. The Economic Survey will provide a detailed analysis of the current financial year ending 2025-26 ahead of the…
The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts on Wednesday (January 28, 2026), leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year. Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference that the economy’s outlook “has clearly improved since the last meeting” in December, a development…
‘We welcome more Indian enterprises to leverage platforms such as the China International Import Expo to bring more premium Indian products to the Chinese market, transforming trade deficits into cooperative surpluses.’ | Photo Credit: Reuters As the global economic and trade order suffers a severe blow, the giant ship of the Chinese economy once again…
The dollar’s slide to a four-year low lent fresh momentum to the precious metals complex on Wednesday, pushing prices further , even as geopolitical tensions continued to support it. Reactions to the latest rally were mixed with some analysts forecasting further surge in the precious metals, but some cautioned saying they are in the over-bought…
The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union puts India on a level-playing field with a number of its competitors in a number of labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, apparel, leather goods, footwear, engineering goods, and marine products, India’s chief negotiator on the FTA Darpan Jain explained on Wednesday (January 28, 2026)….
Union Budget 2026 is set to be presented on Sunday, 1 February, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It will mark her ninth budget and the 88th budget in India’s post-Independence history. Investors are watching closely for signals on how India plans to support growth and revive capex growth while maintaining fiscal discipline amid heightened geopolitical…
