Tag: donald trump

ET logo
Posted in Economy

25% penal tariff on India for Russian oil buys to end? Trump’s aide says there’s a way

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday hinted that additional 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India could be removed after Indian purchases of Russian…

Continue Reading
The Bombay Stock Exchange building on Dalal Street in Mumbai. (Reuters)
Posted in Business

Sensex, Nifty 50 join global rebound as Trump drops EU tariff threat over Greenland| Business News

India’s stock market advanced today, tracking a rebound in global equities after US President Donald Trump pulled back on his threat to impose tariffs on…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

Piyush Goyal meets US Ambassador Sergio Gor, Senator Steve Daines; discusses bilateral issues

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday met the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, and American Senator Steve Daines and discussed…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

Greenland shock: Europe’s pain proves India read Donald Trump right

The latest escalation in transatlantic tensions over Greenland has exposed a fundamental fragility in US trade commitments under President Donald Trump. Despite having signed trade…

Continue Reading
Citigroup has forecast that gold would reach $5,000 an ounce within three months, and silver would get to $100. (Reuters)
Posted in Business

Gold, silver prices at record after Trump tariff threats over Greenland| Business News

Gold and silver prices jumped to record highs as US President Donald Trump’s intensifying push to take over Greenland spurred fears of a damaging trade…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

MAGA deal in making: US resumes trade talks with ‘real friend’ India

New Delhi: US Ambassador designate to India Sergio Gor said New Delhi and Washington would resume discussions for a proposed trade pact on Tuesday. This…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

Donald Trump tries to break the Fed. What the clash means for India

The latest clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell marks the most serious escalation yet in a long-simmering conflict over…

Continue Reading
The criminal charges against US Federal Reserve marks an escalation of President Donald Trump’s longstanding feud with the Fed Chair Jerome Powell. (Reuters)
Posted in Business

US Fed served with DOJ subpoenas, Jerome Powell vows to stand firm| Business News

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

PM Modi made eight calls in 2025: India rejects US claim on trade deal delay

NEW DELHI: India refuted US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s claim that the trade deal between the two countries hadn’t materialised because Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Continue Reading
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (left) and Senator Lindsey Graham (centre) and President Donald Trump speak to reporters aboard Air Force One on 4 January 2026. (Reuters)
Posted in Business

India-US trade deal didn’t happen because PM Modi didn’t call Trump: Howard Lutnick| Business News

The India-US trade deal didn’t happen because Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t call US President Donald Trump, according to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. US…

Continue Reading