NEW DELHI: Oil prices have been on the boil since the war between the US, Israel and Iran broke out on 28 February. To ease supply concerns and prices of…
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Jamie Dimon warns of higher inflation, interest rates from Iran war
JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon warned that the war in Iran could push up inflation and drag down financial markets even further if interest rates start to rise. In…
PMI data: India’s services sector grows at slowest pace in 14 months as West Asia conflict hits demand
India’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in 14 months during March, mirroring the slowdown in the growth of new business intakes, as West Asia conflict hit domestic demand,…
Brent above $110 on Trump’s fresh threats to Iran, OPEC+ output-hike decision caps surge
Global oil prices traded higher on Monday morning after US President Donald Trump threatened potential strikes on Iran’s power and other infrastructure if it fails to revoke the blockade on…
RBI likely to hold rates as war-driven risks cloud inflation and growth outlook
As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) heads into its first policy decision of the new financial year on 8 April, a rate pause is widely expected even as a…
CII seeks urgent support as West Asia war-led supply chain crisis deepens
Supply-side pressures arising from the West Asia war continue to persist, and businesses need targeted liquidity support, industry lobby group Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said on Sunday. The next…
Prices of rice, wheat, atta and pulses fall despite West Asia war
New Delhi: The government’s measures have kept prices of essential commodities in India stable, with staples such as rice, wheat, atta and pulses showing a decline over the year and…
RBI MPC: Malhotra & co expected to keep rates unchanged in first policy since US-Iran war, says SBI report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep key policy rates unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for April 6-8, amid heightened global uncertainty…
The week in charts: Jet fuel prices, FPI exodus, E20 vehicle gap
From a sharp slowdown in manufacturing activity, to international airfares coming under pressure as jet fuel costs surge, India’s nationwide rollout of E20 fuel, foreign portfolio investors posting their biggest…
NHAI eyes sub- ₹1.5 trillion debt in FY27, zero debt by 2030
India’s state-owned highway builder is accelerating debt reduction as part of a broader move away from market borrowings, and towards budgetary support and asset monetization, in order to ease interest…