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The RBI’s three-day monetary policy committee meeting opens in Mumbai on Wednesday, marking the start of the central bank’s latest policy review. Over the course of the discussions, members of the six-member panel is set to hold discussions on how the central bank should navigate policy, in accordance with the newest growth and inflation readings….
As the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) prepares to unveil its policy decision this week, economists and industry experts are divided over whether the central bank will cut rates or maintain its current stance.The meeting, which begins on Wednesday, has raised curiosity about the central bank’s decision. Here is what the…
India’s exports to the United States saw a sharp 28.5% fall between May and October 2025 as aggressive tariff hikes by Washington hit key sectors. According to the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), shipments dropped from $8.83 billion to $6.31 billion during the period, coinciding with US duties rising from 10% in April to 25%…
The European Central Bank (ECB) sees interest rates as appropriately placed for now but has left room for potential cuts in 2026, according to minutes of its October meeting released on Thursday, AFP reported.The minutes showed that October’s unanimous decision to hold the key deposit rate at 2 per cent reflected broad agreement with Chief…
NEW DELHI: India is gearing up for a big shift in its nuclear policy as the Centre is now planning to allow private companies into the nuclear energy sector, a space that has traditionally been tightly controlled by the government.“We’ll open up nuclear sector to private sector soon… This will strengthen opportunities in small modular…
NEW DELHI: A report released on Wednesday by NatStrat, a Delhi-based strategic affairs think tank, claims that Pakistan has used terrorism as a state instrument against India since 1947, with cross-border operations evolving through five distinct phases over nearly eight decades. The release coincided with the 17th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.The study,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that persistent corruption and “state capture” in Pakistan are at the root of its ongoing economic crisis, where public policy is manipulated to benefit a narrow circle of political and business elites.The findings are part of the Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA), finalised in November 2025 and…
India’s automobile sector could be heading into a renewed phase of demand over the next two to three years, helped by a series of major policy measures aimed at boosting disposable income and lowering costs for consumers, as per a new analysis by Incred Research.According to the report, the Nifty Auto Index surged 9 per…
The US government will not publish consumer inflation data for October after a 43-day federal shutdown disrupted data collection, intensifying uncertainty ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said it “is unable to retroactively collect” consumer price data for October and will not release the report originally scheduled for…
File photo: Ex-Fed governor Adriana Kugler (Picture credit: AP) Former Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler, who resigned abruptly in August, repeatedly broke the central bank’s strict trading rules before stepping down, according to new disclosures released by US ethics authorities.A report by the US Office of Government Ethics, reviewed after the Federal Reserve referred the…
