US-India trade deal

US-India trade deal stalls over farm sector access

Agriculture emerges as a sticking point in US-India trade deal as India protects its farmers from subsidised US imports. #agriculture #US-Indiatrade Read more »
BRICS summit and de-dollarisation

BRICS summit to put local currencies at the heart of trade

The Rio #BRICS summit will seek to double cross-border settlement in local currencies, sidelining the long-mooted common BRICS unit. #bricssummit #dedollarisation Read more »
Trump plans to appoint shadow Fed chair

Trump’s Fed chair gambit could sink dollar credibility

Announcing a successor would undercut #Fed chair #JeromePowell, rattle global #markets and erode the central bank's independence. #dollar #interestrate #trump Read more »
FTAs,

India’s FTA push faces hard bargains by US and EU

India’s push for FTAs with the US and EU faces roadblocks on tariffs, data, and environmental rules despite political urgency. #EU #FTA #US #trade Read more »
rupee vs dollar forecast

Will reserves shield rupee from twin-deficit pressure

#RBI can steady the #rupee this quarter, but over two years fiscal maths and current-account gaps will decide the currency’s fate. Read more »
FDI inflows

India’s FDI inflows lag growth in greenfield projects

Greenfield project announcements surged, but FDI inflows remained subdued due to geopolitical and regulatory uncertainties. #greenfield #FDI #inflows Read more »
world fears an oil shock

Strait of Hormuz shutdown could ignite oil shock, inflation spiral

Strait of #Hormuz closure would trigger an oil shock, raise #freightcosts, reignite #inflation, stall #ratecut plans and squeeze global household #budgets. #crudeprice Read more »
gold price

Gold price surge skews India’s inflation picture

Gold price surge is driving up India’s core inflation despite falling headline CPI, complicating RBI’s monetary policy outlook. #gold #inflation #RBI Read more »
Indian farmer

Indian farmers are leading a rural income revolution

Backed by natural farming, water conservation, and precision tech, Indian farmers are scaling income and entering global supply chains. #farmer #agriculture #rural #economy Read more »
ATM count

ATM count falls as India turns to digital payments

RBI data reveals falling ATM count as digital transactions dominate financial services in urban India. #RBI #ATM #cash #digitalpayment Read more »