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The economics of the World Cup
The most tempting column for an economist to write about the World Cup is the teardown, and I had it drafted before the opening match….
How investors learned to live with inflation
For a good portion of the early 2020s, just about every discussion of financial markets seemed to involve aviation metaphors. Rich-world inflation had surged and…
45% of India’s exports to US out of 10% section 301 tariffs: Govt
New Delhi: The US has kept India in lower tariff bracket of 10% under its Section 301 measures on alleged forced labour concerns and estimated…
RBI, govt measures could turn India’s balance of payments surplus, ease pressure on rupee: HDFC
New Delhi [India]: India’s balance of payments (BoP) could return to a small surplus instead of recording a third consecutive annual deficit following a series…
Forex reserves up by $1 billion to $676 billion
Mumbai: Indias foreign exchange reserves increased $1 billion to $676 billion in the week ended July 16. Foreign currency assets increased $4.5 billion to $551…
Trump’s tariffs just went from 12.5% to 10%: Why did India get a breather and what it means?
Donald Trump’s administration has lowered the proposed tariff on a majority of Indian exports to 10% from the earlier 12.5% under its Section 301 forced-labour…
Crop prices hit three-year high as heat, war stoke supply fears
Crop prices rose to a three-year high as heat waves and escalating attacks in the Black Sea threatened to disrupt global grain trade, reviving risks…
Import curbs for six months on suspension grade PVC resin
New Delhi: The government on Friday restricted the imports of low-priced suspension-grade PVC resin for six months by imposing a minimum import price while exempting…
New 10% levy by US to place India’s apparel exporters at disadvantage
Pune: The 10% tariff that the Trump administration imposed on Indian goods citing concerns over forced labour in supply chains will put the country’s textile…
FM Sitharaman asks I-T Department to separate genuine errors from wilful tax evasion
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked the Income Tax Department to adopt a more taxpayer sensitive approach, urging officials to ensure that honest taxpayers…