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March 8, 2025 2:30 PM

Cooling inflation could pave way for RBI rate cuts: report

India’s inflation fell to 4.31 per cent in January from 5.22 per cent, approaching the RBI’s 4 per cent target after four months above 5 per cent and this trend reinforces the case for potential rate cuts, with the repo rate at 6.25 per cent, a n...

March 7, 2025 4:42 PM

Indian stock market ends flat, smallcap stocks extend rally

The Indian stock market experienced a volatile trading session on Friday, with benchmark indices managing to hold steady despite fluctuations. Gains in metal stocks provided some support, while small-cap stocks extended their rally, continuing their ...

March 7, 2025 4:27 PM

India’s growth outlook strong, RBI likely to cut rates again in April: HSBC report

India’s long-term economic outlook remains robust, with the investment cycle on a steady medium-term uptrend, according to HSBC Mutual Fund’s Market Outlook Report 2025, released on Friday. The report attributes this positive trajectory to govern...

March 7, 2025 1:59 PM

DPIIT, Mercedes-Benz India sign MoU to support startups & road safety

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mercedes-Benz India to advance India’s manufacturing ecosystem while promoting road safety and environmental sustainability. The...

March 7, 2025 12:53 PM

Maharastra achieves record FDI inflow of ₹1.39 lakh crore in just nine months

Maharashtra has recorded its highest annual foreign direct investment (FDI) in a decade within just the first nine months of the financial year 2024-25, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Friday. Citing data from the Department for Promoti...

March 7, 2025 12:50 PM

Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve, a day before meeting with executives from the cryptocurrency industry at the White House. The reserve will be capitalized with bitcoin owned ...

March 7, 2025 10:31 AM

India’s digital economy grows 10 times, races towards $1 trillion mark

India’s digital economy has grown 10 times, racing towards the $1 trillion mark amid an evolving IPO market which accounted for over 30 per cent of global listings last year, a report showed on Friday. India contributed 31 per cent of the global I...

March 7, 2025 10:12 AM

Indian stocks open flat amid global concerns, Trump tariff impact

The Indian stock market opened flat on Friday, tracking weak global cues, with selling pressure visible in IT, PSU banks, and the pharma sector during early trade. At around 9:30 AM, the BSE Sensex was trading at 74,233.11, down by 106.98 points or 0...

March 7, 2025 9:59 AM

China’s January-February exports, imports weaker than expected

China's exports lost momentum over the January-February period and imports unexpectedly shrank, amid escalating trade tensions with the United States, dealing a blow to an economic recovery that has so far largely been reliant on exports. Exports fr...

March 7, 2025 12:11 PM

Trump delays tariffs for goods under Mexico, Canada trade deal

President Donald Trump suspended on Thursday the 25% tariffs he imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has whipsawed financial markets and fanned worries over inflation and a growth...

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