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DEA Secretary Anuradha Thakur Economic Affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur expects foreign capital inflows to improve on the back of Budget measures that have been unveiled and is confident that the growth momentum will sustain. Excerpts:Given the challenges that the economy faces, how do you see the growth-inflation dynamics playing out in the short term?■ I…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States is set to receive around $600 billion in tariff revenue, adding that the figure is expected to be “much more than that” next year. Trump made the remarks while addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit…
NEW DELHI: Mutual fund investment through systematic investment plans (SIPs) has surged to an all-time high of Rs 3.34 lakh crore in 2025, driven by growing investor appetite for disciplined, long-term wealth creation.This came following investments of Rs 2.68 lakh crore through this route in 2024 and Rs 1.84 lakh crore in 2023, data from…
India rolled out a new trade measure on Tuesday, imposing safeguard duties on certain steel imports for a period of three years. The move comes as a push to protect domestic manufacturers from a surge in low-cost overseas supplies, particularly from China.As per a finance ministry notification, the safeguard duty will stand at 12% in…
US President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a $12 billion relief package for American farmers, aiming to soften the financial blow of the ongoing trade war with China, which has driven up production costs and slashed crop sales. The announcement was made at the White House during a roundtable meeting attended by agriculture secretary Brooke…
The Indian rupee may finally have found a floor after months of sustained depreciation, with Jefferies indicating that the currency has likely bottomed out following its sharp underperformance against major emerging market peers, ANI reported.In its latest GREED & fear note, Jefferies said the rupee has been “the worst performer year to date amongst major…
India’s direct tax mop-up rose 7 per cent to over Rs 12.92 lakh crore between April 1 and November 10, lifted by stronger corporate tax inflows and a slowdown in refund issuances, latest government data showed.Refunds fell 18 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2.42 lakh crore during the period, aiding overall net collections, PTI reported….
Net inflows into mutual fund equity schemes slipped nearly 19% month-on-month to Rs 24,690 crore in October, marking the third consecutive monthly decline even as retail SIP investments and gold ETFs remained resilient, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on Tuesday.Amfi attributed the decline in equity inflows largely to profit-booking…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) resumed buying Indian equities in October, ending a three-month stretch of continuous selling. Data from the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) shows that Indian stock markets witnessed net inflows of Rs 14,610 crore during the month.The latest inflow follows a sharp withdrawal trend seen earlier. FPIs had sold equities worth Rs…
NEW DELHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India plunged by over 68% to $1.1 billion in Aug as gross investments fell 30%, while repatriations out of India held firm.As a result, on a net basis, there was FDI outflow of $616 million in Sept, compared with inflows of $1 billion a year ago, latest data…
