Gold trimmed losses after a Federal Reserve official signaled an interest-rate cut is possible in the near term. New York Fed President John Williams said he sees room for the US central bank to cut rates again in the near term as the labor market softens. In the text of a speech he delivered Friday…
Holdings in silver exchange-traded products (ETPs) in India have registered a 200 per cent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2022, when they were launched, a survey by the New York-based Silver Institute has said. Since 2022, the holdings have increased by over 18 times as Indian investors have broadened their investment base with the…
The story so far: India’s trade deficit in October surged by 141% in October 2025 to $21.8 billion. While this is a seemingly alarming jump, underlying data show that things aren’t all that bad, with India’s exports displaying some resilience in the face of significant headwinds, and its imports being disproportionately affected by the import…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. File | Photo Credit: Jothi Ramalingam B. The government proposes to introduce a Bill to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 100% in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. The Winter session of Parliament is slated to begin on December 1 and continue till December 19….
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration has sanctioned entities and individuals from India involved in sales of Iran’s petroleum and petroleum products, saying the funds from this trade support Tehran’s regional terrorist proxies and procure weapons systems that are “a direct threat” to the U.S. The Departments of State…
While the Centre’s decision to put into effect the four Labour Codes has been welcomed across the board, industry bodies and labour experts have said the government must now turn its attention to the implementational challenges. Such challenges include the burden these new laws will place on smaller enterprises and the services sector, the problems…
File photo of Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya | Photo Credit: PTI The long pending four Labour laws, that were passed by Parliament in 2020, were enforced from on Friday (November 21, 2025). “Today, our Government has given effect to the Four Labour Codes. It is one of the most comprehensive and progressive labour-oriented reforms since…
The proposed UPI–TIPS interlinkage will facilitate cross-border remittances between India and the Euro Area and is expected to benefit users of both jurisdictions, the RBI said. Photo: X/@UPI_NPCI Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) on one hand and European Central Bank on the other, to connect Unified Payments Interface (UPI)…
Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Afghanistan during an interactive session with Business Delegation from Afghanistan along with M. Anand Prakash, JS (PAI), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and others in New Delhi on November 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap “We request the Indian government to help ensure…
The rupee saw the steepest single-day fall in over three months, breaching 89-a-dollar-mark for the first time and closed the session 93 paise lower at 89.61 (provisional) against the greenback on Friday (November 21, 2025), amid negative cues from domestic as well as global equity markets triggered by trade-related uncertainties. Forex analysts attributed the sharp…
