Weeks after calling off the visit of trade negotiators to Delhi, the U.S. administration says it has invited Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and the Indian trade team to Washington to resume talks for the India-U.S. FTA. The announcement came days after U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi signalled, through public comments and…
August and September are traditionally peak marriage months in the Valley, when jewellery shops usually see brisk business | Photo Credit: PTI Soaring gold prices have cast a shadow over Kashmir’s wedding season, with many families cutting back on jewellery purchases and jewellers reporting a sharp drop in sales. August and September are traditionally peak…
Sensex jumped 355.97 points or 0.44%, to settle at 81,904.70 and Nifty rallied 108.50 points or 0.43%, to 25,114. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged on Friday (September 12, 2025) in line with a global market rally amid rising hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates…
“An increase in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of August, 2025 is mainly attributed to an increase in inflation of vegetables, meat and fish, oil and fats, personal care and effects, and eggs,” the National Statistics Office said. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Retail inflation in August rose slightly to…
Forex traders said the domestic unit traded in a tight range and hovered around its all-time low level. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Rupee recovered from all-time lows and settled for the day higher by seven paise at 88.28 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (September 12, 2025), on weakness in the…
Forex traders said the domestic unit is hovering around its all-time low level amid a recovery in the U.S. dollar index and persistent foreign fund outflows. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee witnessed range-bound trading in morning deals on Friday and depreciated 7 paise to 88.42 against the U.S….
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 287.93 points to 81,836.66 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 84.25 points to 25,089.75. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Friday (September 12, 2025) in-tandem with a global market rally amid rising hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will…
Gold has rallied by 39% this year, making it one of the best performing commodities, and outpacing other market gauges including the S&P 500 Index. Gold is headed for a fourth weekly gain on expectations the Federal Reserve is poised to lower US interest rates, with prices aided by inflows into bullion-backed exchange traded funds….
Vijay Bind, 48, is binge-drinking tea at a chai shop on Durgaganj Road in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh. He asks the man behind the counter for three successive cups, which he downs quickly. He looks tense. Two other men, around the same age, join him. “My factory owner has asked me to come after a week,”…
Last month, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology introduced interim measures to tighten controls on ‘rare earth’ mining and processing. The rules are the latest in Beijing’s efforts to centralise oversight of extraction, exports, and refining. While China’s trading partners such as India and the U.S. are seeking alternative sources to reduce dependency, data…
