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INDIAN ECONOMY

Indian economy not immune to global challenges, but resilient: RBI report

Flux in the global economy presents considerable challenges to the global macroeconomic outlook and the Indian economy is not immune, the central bank said in its monthly bulletin. But the domestic economy has so far exhibited resilience, it said, adding that low inflation, strong corporate and banking bal...

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Pacts with UK, EFTA to bring in $100bn investments: Piyush Goyal

Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday listed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which has now come into force, and his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai to advance the India-UK trade and invest...

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India pushes to expand rupee settlement with key trade partners

India’s central bank is taking active steps to allow free-trade partners to settle transactions with it more easily in the rupee, a person familiar with the matter said, a move that could help boost the local currency over time. Initial steps include establishing direct rupee rates that don’t rely on a thi...

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India's counter-tariff strategy begins to show results

After the United States under President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping 50% tariff on a large basket of Indian exports, India's trade outlook began appearing gloomy. The tariffs impacted more than 60% of India’s exports to the US, including critical labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, gems and jeweller...

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Benefits of GST cuts real, to last beyond festive season: Nirmala Sitharaman

The next-generation Goods and Service Tax (GST) reforms unveiled late September have brought about the desired price reductions for essential items and goods consumed by the middle-class in the ongoing festive season, laying the foundation for sustained consumption and investment growth, Finance Minister Nirm...

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US tariffs bite but Indian exports register positive growth in 24 countries in Apr-Sept

Reflecting a clear trend of market diversification, Indian exporters registered positive growth in 24 countries during the first half of the current fiscal year, even as shipments to the US declined due to high tariffs in September, official data showed. These 24 countries include Korea, UAE, Germany, Togo...

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Non-US markets drove export growth in September

The blow to India’s exports to the US from heightened tariffs has been softened by the growth in other markets helping to keep exports growing in September too, according to a report. Reflecting the impact of the additional US tariffs, merchandise exports to the US grew -11.9% on-year to $5.5 billion in Se...

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‘Room for more rate cuts, but global uncertainty looms,’ says RBI MPC member Ram Singh

Ram Singh, director and professor at Delhi School of Economics and member of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee, believes that benign inflation and signs of private investment recovery support further easing. However, he tells Kshipra Petkar that global headwinds and external volatili...

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‘Benign inflation opens space to support growth & investment,’ Nagesh Kumar, member, monetary policy committee

With India’s growth momentum facing headwinds from US trade policies, monetary policy committee member Nagesh Kumar, in an interview with Mahesh Nayak, stressed the need for a prompt shift in the policy stance and a multi-pronged policy response to protect MSMEs, diversify exports and support domestic demand....

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GLOBAL CORPORATE

US steers away from China: Trump seals $8.5 bn deal with Australia for rare earth; 'we'll have so much critical minerals'

The United States has turned to Australia in efforts to counter China's influence over critical minerals. US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Monday, signed a landmark $8.5 billion agreement as they met at the White House. The deal commits both nations to invest $1 billion each o...

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To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. But when it sought to hit back at the U.S. interests this month, Beijing did exactly the same. In expanding export rules on rare earths, Beijing for the first time announ...

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IPhone 17 Outsells Predecessor by 14% in Early China, US Sales, Research Firm Says

Apple's iPhone 17 series outperformed its predecessor in early sales in China and the United States, research firm Counterpoint said on Monday. The newer models outsold the iPhone 16 series by 14% during their first 10 days of availability in the two countries, Counterpoint said in a report. Sales of th...

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US, Australia to Invest $2 Billion in Critical Minerals, Advance Alcoa Gallium Project

The United States and Australia extended financial support to several Australian companies as part of a wide-ranging critical minerals agreement aimed at countering China's hold over the industry, sending the firms' shares sharply higher on Tuesday. Under the deal signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and ...

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Container imports to busiest US port complex fell 7% in September

LOS ANGELES: September imports to the busiest U.S. seaport complex dropped 7.3% from the year earlier, after rising prices driven by President Donald Trump's shifting tariff policies and early stockpiling to avoid those duties weakened demand, port executives said. Imports processed by the Port of Long Beach ...

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Fall in China's exports of rare earth magnets stokes supply chain fears

BEIJING -China's exports of rare earth magnets fell in September, reigniting fears that the world's top supplier could wield its dominance over a component key for U.S. defence firms and makers of items from cars to smartphones as leverage in trade talks. In April and May, Beijing squeezed global automaker...

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Gucci owner sells beauty unit to L'Oreal for $4.7 billion

Gucci owner Kering has agreed to sell its beauty business to L'Oreal for Rs 4 billion ($4.7 billion), the first major gambit by new CEO Luca de Meo as he stamps his mark on the luxury group and cuts back its debt pile. Under the deal, French beauty giant L'Oreal will acquire Kering's fragrance line Creed, ...

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Trump threatens China with 155% tariffs, hints at potential trade deal with Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a hefty 155% tariff on Chinese goods unless the US and China could come to a fair trade agreement. Trump’s remarks came as he signed a critical minerals agreement with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House. “I think China’s been ver...

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Banking

Global banks bet billions on India deals amid US credit jitters

A spate of billion-dollar deals for Indian banks has thrust the country’s financial sector into the global spotlight, at a time when US credit losses and trade tensions have rattled investors globally. Over the weekend, Emirates NBD Bank PJSC said it plans to invest $3 billion in RBL Bank Ltd., marking the...

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Digital-footprint loans by PSBs may touch Rs 1 L cr in FY26

Enthused by the initial round of digital-footprint-based lending, the government is nudging public sector banks (PSBs) to increase the threshold for such loans to around Rs 1-2 crore from Rs 50 lakh. The enhanced thresholds could enable them to collectively achieve around Rs 1 lakh crore loan disbursement thr...

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GLOBAL ECONOMY

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US-China Trade War Clouds Global Economic Outlook as 'New Normal' Emerges

International finance chiefs are returning home with a measure of relief over the surprising resilience of the global economy to the cascade of policy shocks through the first nine months of Donald Trump's second U.S. presidency b...

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New Zealand Inflation Hits 3%, Top of Central Bank's Target Band

New Zealand's annual inflation accelerated in the third quarter, coming in at 3.0%, in line with analysts' forecasts and at the top end of the central bank's target range, official data showed on Monday. The consumer price inde...

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China's Q3 GDP Growth Set to Slow to One-Year Low as Property Slump, Trade Tensions Sap Demand

China's economic growth likely slowed to a one-year low in the third quarter as a prolonged property downturn and trade tensions weigh on demand, keeping pressure on policymakers to roll out more stimulus to shore up confidence an...

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Vietnam Targets 10% GDP Growth in 2026 Despite External Pressure

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Monday the government would target record GDP growth of at least 10% in 2026, saying the Southeast Asian economy had proven resilient despite pressure from external shocks. Grow...

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France Gets Only Brief Reprieve From Budget Pressure

Financial markets cheered last week's defeat of no-confidence votes in the French government but any reprieve in weeks of political chaos will be short-lived unless budget talks starting on Monday find the savings needed to cut th...

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Inflation in Mexico Likely Slowed in Early October: Reuters Poll

Mexico's annual inflation rate likely slowed in the first half of October, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, supporting bets the central bank of Latin America's second-largest economy will continue to cut its benchmark interest rat...

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Morocco Targets 5.5% Rise in 2026 Budget, Expects Economic Growth to Slow Modestly

Morocco's finance ministry on Monday submitted to the country's parliament a 2026 draft budget totalling 761.3 billion dirhams ($83 billion), up 5.5% from a year ago. The government expects economic growth to slow to 4.6% next ...

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German Tax Revenues up 2.6% in September, Finance Ministry Says

Germany's federal and state government tax revenues were up 2.6% in September from the same month a year ago, the finance ministry said in a report on Tuesday, adding that tax revenues will not get a boost from economic momentum i...

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US Banks Hunting for Collateral to Back $20 Billion Argentina Bailout, WSJ Reports

A group of U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, is hesitant to lend $20 billion to Argentina without guarantees or collateral, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. U.S. Treasury Secret...

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Charting the Global Economy: Gold soars amid US-China tensions

Gold and silver continued to rally this week, despite a Friday tumble, amid renewed trade tensions between the world’s top economies. In China, credit growth slowed, dragged by government bond sales and sluggish loan demand amo...

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INDIAN CORPORATE

Reliance increases procurement of Middle Eastern crude amid mounting pressure against Russian oil: Report

Reliance Industries has reportedly increased its procurement of Middle Eastern crude oil, purchasing at least 2.5 million barrels last week. This shift comes as Western governments intensify pressure on India to curb the import of...

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Brokerages bet on retail, new energy to drive RIL’s growth

Reliance Industries (RIL) is expected to build on its retail and fuel refining verticals while new energy and AI are the key for next leg of growth, according to brokerages. RIL on Friday missed analyst estimates for the Q2FY26 as...

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COMMERCIAL LAW

FDI surge in India hits Rs 50,000 crore in recent months, says Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the recent surge in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country reflects the growing attractiveness of the Indian economy to global investors. He highlighted that investors from acro...

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India Inc. can now file financial statements and annual returns till Dec 2025

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in a notification has allowed companies to file their financial statements and annual returns for FY 2024–25 using the newly revised e-forms on the MCA-21 version 3 portal without paying add...

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