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Sept 10 (Reuters) - Australian lender ANZ Group (ANZ.AX), opens new tab raised its year-end gold price forecast to $3,800 per ounce on Wednesday and expects prices to peak near $4,000 by next June, supported by strong investment demand for bullion. Gold prices rose to an all-time high $3,673.95 on Tuesday and has gained 38% so far this year, bolstered by a soft dollar, strong central bank buying, dovish monetary settings and heightened global uncertainty. "Prospects of continued accommodative ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's retail inflation edged up modestly in August, but economists and industry leaders believe the rise is temporary and unlikely to upset the country's broader price stability, partly due to recent GST reforms. Official data released on Friday showed that retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), climbed to 2.07 percent year-on-year in August 2025, compared with 1.61 percent in July. The increase of 46 basis points, though notable, still kept inflation well wit ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): India's retail inflation edged up modestly in August, but economists and industry leaders believe the rise is temporary and unlikely to upset the country's broader price stability, partly due to recent GST reforms. Official data released on Friday showed that retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), climbed to 2.07% year-on-year in August 2025, compared with 1.61% in July. The increase of 46 basis points, though notable, still kept in ...Read More >
European government bond yields remained steady this week, diverging from U.S. Treasuries due to differing central bank outlooks. The ECB held rates steady, leading to expectations of a December rate cut. Market focus shifts to Fitch's review of France's sovereign debt rating, potentially impacting the spread between French and German bond yields. European government bond yields were on course to end the week steady, diverging from their U.S. counterparts on differing outlooks for their respect ...Read More >
Sept 12 (Reuters) - European shares slipped in choppy trading on Friday, weighed by a drop in healthcare stocks, while investors also braced for Fitch's credit rating verdict on France later in the day. After rising nearly 0.2% earlier in the day, the pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX), opens new tab reversed course and was last down 0.2% to 554.8 points, as of 0845 GMT. Healthcare stocks (.SXDP), opens new tab weighed the most, slipping 0.6%. Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis (NOVN.S), opens ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's retail inflation accelerated to 2.1% yearon-year in August from an eight-year low of 1.6% in July, as food prices increased, official data released Friday showed. Despite the rise, it remained below the central bank's target range of 4% with a margin of two percentage points on either side of that figure. "An increase in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of August is mainly attributed to increase in inflation of vegetables, meat and fish, oil and fats, pe ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 12: Retail inflation in J&K reached 3.75 percent in August 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The figure continues to place the Union Territory above the national average of 2.07 percent, reflecting ongoing cost pressures on households across the region. Compared to July, when retail inflation was 3.77 percent, the August figure shows a marginal decline. However, both rural and urban ar ...Read More >
BENGALURU, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Australia's home prices will rise around 5-6% over the next two years as lower borrowing costs provide a fillip to home sales, although affordability pressures may cap gains, according to a Reuters poll of property analysts. While a 5% rise pales in comparison with past booms, any sustained growth in house prices will make it harder for first-time buyers to get a foothold in Australia's already expensive housing market - the median home price is nearly eight times ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): Bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) recorded a year-on-year growth of 11.3 per cent as of June-end 2025, slightly lower than the 11.7 per cent growth (net of merger) seen a year earlier, according to the latest quarterly data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday. The surge was primarily driven by a strong rise in term deposits, which grew 13.5 per cent year-on-year, significantly outpacing the modest 5.4 per cent growth ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): Bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) recorded a year-on-year growth of 11.3 per cent as of June-end 2025, slightly lower than the 11.7 per cent growth (net of merger) seen a year earlier, according to the latest quarterly data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday. The surge was primarily driven by a strong rise in term deposits, which grew 13.5 per cent year-on-year, significantly outpacing the modest 5.4 per cent growth ...Read More >
Gold prices fell ₹250 to ₹1,00,370 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid a weak global trend, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at ₹1,00,620 per 10 grams on Thursday. In the national capital, gold of 99.5 per cent purity slipped ₹150 to ₹1,00,050 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) on Friday. It had settled at ₹1,00,200 per 10 grams in the preceding session. However, silver prices rallied by ₹1,000 ...Read More >
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday asked banks and corporates to come together and drive the "animal spirits" RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday asked banks and corporates to come together and drive the "animal spirits" to create an investment cycle, as the country navigates a choppy global economic environment. In his inaugural address at the annual banking conference 'FIBAC 2025', the Governor said RBI is examining measures to expand bank credit including the sunrise sectors. "I woul ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said that the central bank's focus on price stability has played a key role in strengthening India's macroeconomic fundamentals. Speaking at 'FIBAC 2025', organised jointly by FICCI and IBA, he added that while price stability remains the primary objective of monetary policy, growth has never been lost sight of. "We will continue to conduct monetary policy with the primary objective of price stability, keeping in view the o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra Monday said that corporates and banks need to come together to boost investments amid challenges emanating from tariff uncertainties and geopolitical concerns, stressing that the central bank has not lost sight of growth objectives. Speaking at the annual Fibac event here, the Governor said he is hopeful that the ongoing negotiations between the US and Indian trade representatives will yield a decision which will "minimize" the impact of tariffs on ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said that the central bank's focus on price stability has played a key role in strengthening India's macroeconomic fundamentals. Speaking at 'FIBAC 2025', organised jointly by FICCI and IBA, he added that while price stability remains the primary objective of monetary policy, growth has never been lost sight of. "We will continue to conduct monetary policy with the primary objective of price stabilit ...Read More >
(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday, as investors stepped to the sidelines and awaited an earnings report from big-box retailer Walmart and clues on the Federal Reserve's next policy move from a three-day conference in Jackson Hole. A sharp decline in technology stocks such as Nvidia, AMD, Palantir and Meta earlier this week signaled investor fears that the stocks, which have soared since April lows, are now overvalued, while Washington's growing interference in the sector h ...Read More >
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's monetary policy committee members flagged evolving risks from global trade tensions and tariffs as a key drag on growth but said the economy remains resilient with the inflation outlook benign, minutes of the August meeting showed on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of India held its key repo rate steady at 5.50% earlier this month, after cutting rates by 100 basis points so far in 2025. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to retain a "neutral" stanc ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
- India's economic growth momentum remains strong and resilient, even in the face of rising US tariffs, according to S&P Global Ratings. In a major vote of confidence, the global rating agency upgraded India's long-term sovereign credit rating from 'BBB-' to 'BBB' with a stable outlook -- marking the country's first upgrade in 18 years. S&P attributed the upgrade to strong domestic demand, fiscal consolidation, and accommodative monetary policy. It forecast India's economy to grow at an average ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): An overhaul in GST rate slabs, coupled with support from other measures such as personal income tax cuts, monetary policy easing, signs of pickup in job growth and improving real wages, improve the in outlook for consumption and domestic demand India, according to a report by Morgan Stanley. The central government is likely to conduct a major overhaul of GST, a major source of indirect tax rates. Morgan Stanley, in a report dated August 17, said this next-ge ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Export-Import Bank of India estimates that India's total merchandise exports for the ongoing September quarter will grow 4.5 per cent to $108.1 billion. The goods exports for the July-September quarter of FY26 is expected to grow to $108.1 billion from $103.2 billion in the same quarter of last year. While non-oil exports are forecast to amount $ 92.1 bn, with a y-o-y growth of 5.2 per cent, during July-September quarter of FY26, non-oil and non-gems and jewellery exports are forecast ...Read More >
MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings on Thursday upgraded India's long-term sovereign credit rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-', the first upgrade in 18 years, citing strong economic growth, improved monetary policy credibility, and sustained fiscal consolidation. Fitch has rated India at 'BBB-' since 2006 while Moody's has had a 'Baa3' rating in place since June 2020. The upgrade follows S&P's decision in May 2024 to revise India's outlook to positive from stable, driven by robust growth an ...Read More >
MUMBAI (Reuters) -S&P Global Ratings on Thursday upgraded India's long-term sovereign credit rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-', the first upgrade in 18 years, citing strong economic growth, improved monetary policy credibility, and sustained fiscal consolidation. Fitch has rated India at 'BBB-' since 2006 while Moody's has had a 'Baa3' rating in place since June 2020. The upgrade follows S&P's decision in May 2024 to revise India's outlook to positive from stable, driven by robust growth and better ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: S&P Global Ratings on Thursday raised India's long-term sovereign credit rating to BBB from BBB-, citing stronger macroeconomic fundamentals, including economic resilience, sustained fiscal consolidation, and a policy environment conducive to controlling inflation. The upgrade moves India one notch higher within the investment-grade category, a shift that could lower borrowing costs and lift investor sentiment. S&P said continued reforms, fiscal discipline, and infrastructure invest ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day on a negative note, lower by 10 paise at 87.57 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as it came under pressure due to continued dollar demand from importers. Forex traders said the rupee pared initial gains on positive crude oil prices, dollar demand from importers and foreign fund outflows. Moreover, there is an overall negative bias amid uncertainties over the trade tariff issue between India and the US. At th ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with na ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) S&P on Thursday upgraded India's sovereign credit rating to 'BBB' with a stable outlook after a gap of nearly 19 years, citing robust economic growth, political commitment for fiscal consolidation and 'conducive' monetary policy to check inflation. "India remains among the best performing economies in the world...The quality of government spending has improved in the past five to six years," S&P Global Ratings said. The impact of US tariffs on the Indian economy will be ...Read More >
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Thursday upgraded India's sovereign rating by a notch to 'BBB', citing buoyant economic growth against the backdrop of an enhanced monetary policy environment that anchors inflationary expectations. S&P is the first global rating agency to upgrade India's sovereign rating from the lowest investment grade of 'BBB-'. "India is prioritising fiscal consolidation, demonstrating the government's political commitment to deliver sustainable public finances, while maint ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old man died and his daughter was injured on Thursday morning when a tree fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area amid heavy rainfall in the national capital. According to a senior police officer, around 9:50 am, an old roadside Neem tree suddenly fell in front of HDFC Bank near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji. Two people a motorcycle trapped under it. They have been identified as Sudhir Kumar and his daughter Priya (22). Upon recieving info ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Citing economic resilience and sustained fiscal consolidation, global credit ratings agency S&P Global on Thursday upgraded India's long-term unsolicited sovereign credit rating to "BBB" from the earlier "BBB-", ahead of the 79th Independence Day. In a note, S&P Global said the stable outlook reflects continued policy stability and high infrastructure investment, which are set to boost India's long-term growth. "That, along with cautious fiscal and monetary p ...Read More >
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