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China to supply bulk of India’s fertiliser tender in major sale

China is expected to ship at least 1.2 million tons of a key fertilizer variety to India, marking a ramp-up in sales from the world’s…

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Sensex, Nifty open lower amid US-Iran sanction war

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened lower on Tuesday, August 25, amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, primarily due to the fresh US sanctions on Iran….

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RBI turns upbeat as worst of Iran war shock recedes

Five months after the Iran war raised fears of an inflation spike and an economic downturn, Indian officials are sounding more confident as the worst…

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Iran war is pushing up oil and other costs raising fears that higher rates could threaten Wall Street’s bull market. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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Trumpflation could threaten Wall Street’s bull market: How the Iran war is keeping inflation high

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has historically gone alongside strong stock-market gains. During his first, non-consecutive presidential term, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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Indian companies are about to raise prices, putting RBI’s inflation outlook to test

India’s largest consumer companies are gearing to raise prices on products from toothpaste to tires and paint ahead of the festival season and for the…

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Diet Coke supply in India was particularly hit because the variant was only sold in aluminium cans in the country. (Photo: Reuters/Image edited on Canva)
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Popped: How a war in the Gulf took the fizz out of India’s Diet Coke supply and made the can costlier

At a bar in New Delhi in May, guests in Diet Coke-themed T-shirts queued up for cocktails spiked with jalapeno and honey and painted cans…

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Gulf states seen splurging on debt to build new Hormuz bypasses

Traders are preparing for a spike in borrowing from Persian Gulf nations as the region’s oil exporters seek financing to build costly bypasses around the…

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LPG subsidy bill may top Rs 1 lakh crore in FY27, create Rs 70,000 cr gap over Budget allocation

New Delhi: The government’s LPG subsidy bill could cross Rs 1 lakh crore in FY27, creating a gap of around Rs 70,000 crore over the…

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India willing to let fiscal deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP: Report
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India willing to let fiscal deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP: Report

India is preparing for a wider-than-expected budget deficit this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, ‌citing an ⁠official ⁠familiar with the matter, as the war…

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While China has continued adding to its strategic petroleum reserves during the war, processors have increasingly relied on refinery-held inventories rather than fresh imports, according to Kpler. (Representational Photo/AFP)
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China’s oil imports plunge to eight-year low on war disruptions

China’s buying of oil from overseas slumped to the lowest in more than eight years last month, as the Iran war crimped supply and Beijing…

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