Precious metals witnessed a yo-yo journey in November with both gold and silver losing ground in the middle of the month only to recover and close on a positive note by November end. The soft U.S. labour data along with the expectations of further interest rate cuts in the U.S., propped up the sentiment towards…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto After a brief pause in October, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) resumed selling, pulling out a net ₹3,765 crore from Indian equities in November, driven by global risk-off sentiment, volatility in global tech stocks, and selective preference for primary markets over secondary markets. This dip…
The story so far: On November 21, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the implementation of four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code, 2020. Parliament had passed these codes between 2019 and 2020. Why…
Traders reject CME claim of glitch due to cooling issue as data centres have backup air-conditioners | Photo Credit: Leonhard Foeger The CME Group has blamed a “cooling issue” for the 10-hour glitch that affected operations of the global futures market. But stakeholders in the silver industry allege foul play by the US-based group to…
By cutting off a nation’s access to resources, finance, and trade, sanctions aim to put economic pressure on the government or leaders to alter their policies. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Economic sanctions are measures imposed on a country, group, or individual to change their attitude or behaviour. They can also be tools of foreign…
“We will continue to see relentless growth,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, adding India’s merchandise and services exports too have recorded high growth during April-October this fiscal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (November 29, 2025) said a host of steps and reforms undertaken by…
A view of the RBI logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday (November 28, 2025) issued 244 consolidated Master Directions (MD) after undertaking a review exercise pertaining to approximately 3500 directions, circulars, and guidelines issued over the years, to reduce compliance burden on the…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s real GDP has been estimated to have grown by 8.2% in the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2025-26 over the growth rate of 5.6% in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, official data showed on Friday (November 28, 2025). The…
Representational image for Indian Rupee | Photo Credit: Getty Images The rupee dropped 7 paise to settle at 89.43 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (November 28, 2025), tracking a strong greenback and a rise in crude oil prices in the international market. “The Indian currency was also weighed down by subdued equity market…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “India’s industrial production data for October 2025 will be released on December 1, 2025,” an official statement said on Friday (November 28, 2025). The All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data is usually released on the 28th of every month or the next working day if…
