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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicOil Prices

Topic: Oil Prices

Oil slides after IMF says slowing global growth engines portend tougher 2023

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Sunday that US, Europe and China are all slowing down simultaneously, making 2023 tougher than 2022 for the global economy.

UPA-2 faced the same economic issues Modi govt does now. But there’s one difference

The Modi govt has to ensure that the 2024 Lok Sabha election doesn’t entice it to throw fiscal prudence out of the window like UPA-2 did.

Share prices surge with decline in global oil rates, Sensex crosses 57,200, Nifty over 17,000

India, the world's third-biggest importer and consumer of oil, benefits from a fall in prices as it brings down imported inflation.

Will US craft a new oil compact with Saudi Arabia? Joe Biden may have to eat his own words

Like many, India will be anxiously watching the US-Saudi Arabia summit in Jeddah—knowing its fate is tied to the decisions King Salman and Joe Biden make.

Oil prices fall as concerns over recession overshadow tightening supply

West Texas Intermediate fell to trade near $111 a barrel after adding around 7% over the previous three sessions.

Worst is yet to come for Indian rupee as oil costs widen deficits, say analysts

The bearish forecasts stem from a deterioration in India’s external finances. Higher oil prices threaten to widen the current-account deficit to at least 3% of the GDP.

Modi govt to allow duty-free import of soybean, sunflower oil, cool surging prices

The government will permit purchases of 2 million tons each of the two vegetable oils per annum this fiscal year and the next, according to a notification by the finance ministry.

Oil heads for longest run of fifth monthly gain since early 2018

West Texas Intermediate futures climbed to trade near $106 a barrel Friday and are almost 6% higher in April.

How rupee affects macroeconomics, domestic competition, and why its fall isn’t all bad news

India’s enormous dependence on oil imports makes the rupee extremely vulnerable. It is currently the worst-performing Asian currency.

You thought petrol, diesel prices would soar after UP polls? This is why they have not

Two days after polling ended, fuel retailers who were widely expected to raise prices have kept them unchanged. Even surge in global crude prices hasn’t made an impact yet.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.