Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament on March 13, 2026. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Amid the $100-per-barrel oil shock, fears of energy shortage and supply chain disruptions arising out the West Asia conflict, the Centre has allocated ₹57,381 crore for an…
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. has launched a fresh investigation into 60 countries, including India, to look into whether these countries have failed to ban the import of goods made using forced labour, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced late on March 12. The new investigation…
The new series of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the second data release of which was issued on Thursday, does not yet have enough historical data for robust comparisons, but does include enough information to provide clues about the future. Retail inflation in India quickened to a 10-month high of 3.2% in February 2026, largely…
American currency Dollar and Gold ingot combinations. Close up for dollar and gold ingot | Photo Credit: DoganKutukcu Gold prices fell by Rs 1,904 on Friday to Rs 158,399 per 10 grams against Rs 160,303 on Thursday due to a weak trend in the global markets. The yellow metal prices have retreated for a second…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated to a fresh low of ₹92.3 per dollar after Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said that the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) would stay closed keeping oil prices sticky at over $100 per barell (bbl). The pair traded at a narrow…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Crude oil prices rose by ₹94 to ₹8,898 per barrel in the futures trade on Friday (March 13, 2026) amid the widening conflict in West Asia and energy supply disruptions. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil for March delivery appreciated by ₹94, or…
The resumption of some flights from Dubai has allowed gold flows from this major global trading hub to partially resume this week, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Deliveries of physical gold to and from Dubai – a major hub supplying Switzerland, Hong Kong and India – have been affected since…
Image used for representational image only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply lower on Friday (March 13, 2026), propelled by heightening conflict in West Asia and surging oil prices. Besides, heavy selling in global markets, persistent foreign fund outflows and weakness in the rupee also dented investors’…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Silver price plunged by ₹5,354 to ₹2.62 lakh per kg in the futures trade on Friday (March 13, 2026) as rising crude oil prices and persistent inflationary concerns weighed on the investor sentiment. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the white metal for May delivery slumped…
Silver price plunged by ₹5,354 to ₹2.62 lakh per kilogram in the futures trade on Friday as rising crude oil prices and persistent inflationary concerns weighed on the investor sentiment. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the white metal for May delivery slumped by ₹5,354, or 2 per cent to ₹2,62,608 per kilogram in a business…
