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Washington: President Donald Trump said he will announce Monday that the United States will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. “Any steel coming into the...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most valued firms surged Rs 1,18,151.75 crore last week, with HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest gainers, in line with firm trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 354.23...

Mumbai: The market outlook for the next week of February will be guided by key factors like Delhi polls outcome, inflation data and Q3 earnings. The announcement of the Delhi Assembly election results was another significant event as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said that she is hopeful of introducing the new Income Tax Bill in the coming week, which would go to the Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance for scrutiny. Aiming to put more money in the hands of...

New Delhi: The monetary policy in India has been easing for the last few months and as rate cuts transmit with a lag, it makes sense to act with a forward-looking estimate if the monetary policy has to work its way on the real economy,...

Jerusalem: Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry, Nir Barkat, will be leading the largest business delegation from the country to India next week to boost bilateral trade in what would be his third official visit to New Delhi. The two-day visit starts next week Monday....

Mumbai: Home, auto and other loans are likely to see a drop in interest rates after the Reserve Bank of India under a new Governor cut the key benchmark rate Friday for the first time in almost five years to spur a sluggish economy. The...

Thiruvananthapuram: The soon-to-be-commissioned Adani Vizhinjam Port took centre stage in the final full budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government, presented by State Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal Friday in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The cover page of Balagopal’s fifth successive budget features an image of...

New Delhi: The 25bps rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is anticipated to complement the consumption-boosting measures announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, providing a boost to domestic demand drivers, industry leaders said Friday. According to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, the MPC...

Hong Kong: Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.72 per cent in afternoon trading to 38,787.02. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slid just 0.11 per cent to 8,511.40. South Korea's Kospi...