With US Fed hiking rates, RBI might be pushed to increase its own rates to slow simultaneous fall of rupee & India's forex reserves. But this could also hurt economic growth.
Forex traders said a positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit, while it was affected by sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over Covid-19 crisis.
Traders say there is a sense of anxiety among investors as they see the global as well as domestic economy plunging into a deep crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Cost of borrowing will go up if foreign lenders mistrust India’s budget estimates, off-budget borrowing or fear payment could be delayed to achieve annual targets.
Pakistan’s economy is on the brink of collapse, and the IMF sanctioned a $6 billion loan last week on the condition that the rupee be left to perform freely.
Durrani as NSA was a leap for Pakistan. No surprise that he didn’t even last a year in that job. He chafed after 26/11, seeing it as a deliberate Army/ISI betrayal.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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