Two decades ago, if you had told someone you were investing in a currency not regulated by the government, or didn’t bear the signature of the RBI Governor and couldn’t be seen but only stored in virtual wallets, they would have laughed at you. Fast forward to 2025. Several firms have started accepting crypto payments….
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An emergency fund is one of the most important pillars of financial planning. Without an adequate emergency fund in place, a single financial exigency can push one to high-cost debt, premature liquidation of investments and even adversely impact financial health for the long term. Costly…
Gold prices are likely to remain in a consolidation phase in the near term, but the overall bias will continue to stay positive amid heightened expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in its September policy meeting, analysts said. Traders will closely track US macroeconomic data, such as Q2 GDP, PCE inflation, and speeches…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs a meeting of Group of Ministers (GoMs) constituted by the GST Council on Compensation Cess, Health and Life Insurance, and Rate Rationalisation at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi. File. Photo: X/@FinMinIndia via PTI The story so far: The Group of Ministers (GoM) appointed by the Goods and Services Tax (GST)…
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). File | Photo Credit: Reuters Markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has proposed a new framework for the Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the equity cash market, starting with highly liquid derivative stocks to determine the closing prices of shares. The proposal, if implemented, is…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sought public comments till September 15 on the proposals. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Markets regulator SEBI has proposed raising the minimum order size for execution of trades in the block deal windows to ₹25 crore from the current ₹10 crore. The existing threshold had been in…
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada. File Photo: ANI Photo/Sansad TV The rate of rejection for Indian products by importing countries has fallen by 12.50% in June 2025 compared to June 2024, according to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in response to a query raised by Viduthalai…
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will hold its 56th meeting on September 3-4 in New Delhi, the Council said in a memorandum | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will hold its 56th meeting on September 3-4 in New Delhi, the Council said in a memorandum issued on…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The dollar fell on Friday (August 22, 2025) after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pointed to a possible rate cut at the central bank’s September meeting but stopped short of committing to cutting interest rates. “While the labour market appears to be in balance,…
Varun Goel, Senior Fund Manager, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India). File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Varun Goel, Senior Fund Manager, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India), said the euphoric phase of the Indian equity market is over, and investors should have more reasonable return expectations. “The period from 2019 to 2024 was a great five years…
