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Economists expect retail inflation to be 35-50 bps lower in new CPI series
Economists expect FY27 headline inflation to be 35-50 bps lower than the RBI forecast in FY27 due to the higher weight given to core inflation and the marginally lower weight given to the food basket, which in the old series had the highest weight of over 42%, in the new inflation series with base y...
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India, Brazil set to seal trade, pharma & minerals pacts during prez Lula's visit; Adani & Embraer deal also on cards
Indian and Brazilian officials are finalising the terms of the agreements the two countries will sign during President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's official India visit next week. These pacts are expected to boost India's pharmaceutical exports, trade in essential minerals, and support the civil avia...
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Economists see stability in rebased index, core inflation seen lower
India’s first consumer price inflation reading under the new 2024 base year series printed at 2.75% year-on-year. Economists highlighted smoother inflation and muted volatility despite sharp food and jewellery price swings.
The most consequential change is the sharp reduction in the weight of foo...
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Russian oil flows to India slump as EU curbs bite; China absorbs record volumes
Shipments of Russian crude to India have taken a big hit in recent weeks, after fresh European Union restrictions on petroleum products derived from such crude forced key Indian export refineries to rethink sourcing. Tanker tracking data show India’s imports of Russian crude fell to 1.1 million barr...
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FTAs to fuel critical imports, aid growth: Piyush Goyal
India has opted for a calibrated opening of its economy in its recent free trade agreements (FTAs) to ease the import of products it needs, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday. The deal with the US will aid local manufacturing, he added.
“With the US we are hopeful to get mor...
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‘50% US tariffs led to weakness in Indian rupee’, confirms CEA Nageswaran
India’s Chief Economic Advisor, Venkatram Anantha Nageswaran, in an interview to described that the Indian rupee’s weakness has largely been on the back of increase in US tariffs on India
Indian businesses shifted to low-tariff jurisdictions
In a video posted on YouTube with Markus Academy, Nag...
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April-December inflation at 1.83% under new CPI series, only modestly higher
The average annual retail inflation for April-December of the current fiscal year would be 1.83% under the new consumer price index (CPI) series, just 11 basis points higher than measured under the old series.
The old series used 2012 as the base year, while the new one, released on Thursday, has...
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Malaysia's Economy Grows at Fastest Pace in 3 Years in 2025, Exceeding Expectations
Malaysia's economy expanded at its fastest pace in three years in 2025, surpassing expectations as strong domestic demand, exports and investment propelled growth, with momentum likely to continue this year, the central bank said on Friday.
Full-year 2025 economic growth reached 5.2%, a notch...
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Taiwan Hikes 2026 Economic Growth Forecast to 7.7% on AI Demand
Taiwan's tech-reliant economy is expected to grow faster than previously predicted in 2026, riding the wave of demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the statistics office said on Friday, adding there could be further upward revisions.
Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expa...
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Spain's Final 12-Month EU-Harmonised Inflation at 2.4% in January
Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate fell to 2.4% in January, down from 3.0% in the period through December, final data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Friday.
The INE's final data was slightly below the 2.5% forecast in both the flash reading re...
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Indonesia's Economic Growth to Exceed Target in 2026, President Says
Indonesia's president said on Friday that the country's economic growth is real and will this year surpass its target, adding that business players have acknowledged the benefits of his free meals programme in boosting consumption.
Prabowo Subianto's speech at an economic forum came after a perio...
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Swiss Inflation Remains at Bottom End of Central Bank's Target
Switzerland's annual inflation rate stayed at 0.1% in January, government data showed on Friday, the bottom end of the Swiss National Bank's target range.
The increase in consumer prices was in line with the forecast of analysts polled by Reuters and was the same rate as in December.
The SNB d...
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Russia's Central Bank Signals Rates to Come Down Further After Surprise 50bp Cut
Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 15.5% on Friday and signalled that rates could fall further in a bid to shore up the slowing wartime economy, which is struggling with high borrowing costs.
The bank's surprise cut came just 10 days after President Vladimir Put...
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Bank of England's Pill Sees Underlying Inflation at 2.5%, Rates Slightly Too Low
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said underlying inflation in Britain was settling at about 2.5% a year, higher than the BoE's 2% target, which made it inappropriate to cut interest rates further.
Pill has voted against the BoE's last four interest rate cuts and said interest rates were n...
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Cooling January Inflation Keeps Fed Easing in Play
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in January, data showed, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates this year.
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% last month after an unrevised 0.3% gain in December. It rose 2.4% on a yearly basis, less than the estimate of a 2.5%...
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US inflation falls to near 5-year low as gas, housing ease
A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increases over the past five years.
Inflation dropped to 2.4% in January compared with a year earlier, ...
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India is poised to drive world's economic growth, emerge new engine of global progress: PM Modi
Noting that India today accounts for 16% of global growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the country is poised to drive the world's economic growth and emerge as a new engine of global progress.
Addressing the ET Now Global Business Summit here, PM Modi said that amid numerous ...
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US CPI data for January released; Inflation cools while core CPI rises as expected
The US CPI data for January 2026 has been released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. The annual inflation rate in the US slowed to 2.4% in January 2026, marking its lowest level since May, down from 2.7% in each of the previous two months and below forecasts of 2.5%.
The all-items index ro...
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India's forex reserves down by $6.7 billion to $717.6 billion as of February 6
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $717.6 billion as on February 6, 2026, dropping by $6.71 billion, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed on Friday.
In the week ending January, the reserves had increased to $723.8 billion, strengthening the country’s buffer against external shocks an...
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Equity mutual fund inflows drop 14.35% in Jan; second straight month of decline: AMFI
Indian equity mutual funds saw a second straight month of decline in inflows in Januray, as weak market conditions and rising geopolitical and trade concerns made investors cautious, according to latest data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on Tuesday.
Official data sgo...
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Gold ETF inflows jump 540 pc year-on-year in Jan; AUM surges 255 pc amid massive gold rally
As expected, gold ETFs (exchange-traded funds) logged a whopping 106% jump in fund inflows at Rs 24,040 crore in January 2026, buoyed by strong demand for the yellow metal in both the physical and paper forms. In the previous month of December 2025, gold ETFs witnessed Rs 11,646.74 crore inflows – m...
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Explainer: How credit line on UPI can be a game-changer
UPI succeeded because it expanded access while protecting trust. Credit on UPI will face the same test, but with higher stakes. Its success will depend on how participation evolves and whether the framework is able to support a wider range of use cases and borrower segments, writes Ranjeet Rane
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SEBI proposal could drive MF holdings in demat form, volumes
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi)’s latest proposal to ease norms for mutual fund (MF) holdings in demat form, if implemented, could lead to more demat holdings and also a gradual rise in volumes, experts said.
For MF houses, the implementation of the proposal is expected to he...
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Ola Electric targets 50% cost cut in push for profitability
Lossmaking Indian two-wheeler maker Ola Electric said on Friday that it seeks to lower its operating costs by as much as 50% in the coming quarters, after posting a narrower third-quarter loss as it sets its sights on turning profitable.
The SoftBank-backed firm posted a narrower quarterly loss o...
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Muthoot Finance Q3 net doubles, lifts FY26 loan growth guidance to 45%
Muthoot Finance’s standalone net profit nearly doubled to Rs 2,656 crore in the third quarter, driven by strong interest income amid record gold loan disbursements. The country’s largest gold loan NBFC had reported a net profit of Rs 1,363 crore in the year-ago period. Standalone revenue from operat...
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Ola Electric Q3 results: Net loss narrows 13%, revenue falls 55%
Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ola Electric Mobility posted its Q3 results, reporting a reduction in its loss. However, what stood out was a sharp decline in its revenue on the back of slow growth in the EV segment.
Ola Electric: Net loss reduces, revenue falls 55%
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ONGC eyes Venezuela revival, lines up greenfield refinery
State-run upstream major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Friday signalled early movement on its long-stalled Venezuela investments while mapping out a fresh domestic growth pipeline anchored in gas projects and downstream expansion.
Addressing analysts after the December-quarter earning...
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Reliance gets US licence to buy and sell Venezuelan crude: Report
Reliance Industries has secured a US general licence that allows it to directly buy Venezuelan crude oil without breaching sanctions, according to a Reuters report.
Reuters quoted sources as saying that the licence, issued by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, permits the purchase, export...
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Analysis-China Biotech Licensing Boom to Hit Record in 2026 as Pipeline Swells
Global drugmakers are stepping up their search for China-developed experimental medicines as they cut costs ahead of patent expirations, with industry analysts predicting licensing deals will surge to a fresh record this year.
The value of such deals signed by companies in the greater China regio...
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US Eases Sanctions to Give Oil Majors Broad Scope to Operate in Venezuela
The U.S. eased sanctions on Venezuela's energy sector on Friday, issuing two general licenses that allow global energy companies to operate oil and gas projects in the OPEC member and for other companies to negotiate contracts to bring in fresh investments.
The move was the most significant relax...
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From Software to Real Estate, U.S. Sectors Under the Grip of AI Scare Trade
Wall Street is in the grip of disruption worries from AI. It first started with investors dumping shares of software companies but soon spread to sectors seen as vulnerable to automation, driving sharp losses in U.S. stocks this week.
The AI scare trade did not spare even sectors such as private ...
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Microsoft, Ericsson Lead Global Tech Alliance for Digital Trust
A group of 15 companies, led by Microsoft and Ericsson, launched on Friday the “Trusted Tech Alliance,” built around five principles to safely use technology regardless of where it is developed.
The initiative is the first concerted move by a group of global companies to address concerns about wh...
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US Bank Regulators Move Closer to Proposing New 'Basel' Rules for Large Banks
U.S. bank regulators appear to be moving closer to proposing a new version of the so-called "Basel endgame" rules dictating how large banks must measure their risk, according to regulatory filings posted this week.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Cur...
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Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay
The shipping industry's biggest players are shrugging off Trump administration opposition to a global carbon price and are forging ahead with billions of dollars in emissions-reducing investments, according to company officials and a Reuters analysis of data.
Europe, Brazil and a host of other na...
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