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August 14, 2025 10:15 AM

Chinese investors eyeing Indonesia to avoid US tariffs, tap local market

Gao Xiaoyu, the founder of an industrial land consulting firm in Jakarta, has been inundated with calls from Chinese companies eager to expand or set up operations in Indonesia as they try to shield themselves from the United States' hefty import tar...

August 14, 2025 9:53 AM

Bitcoin hits fresh record as Fed easing bets add to tailwinds

Bitcoin hit a record high on Thursday as increasing expectations for easier monetary policy from the Federal Reserve added to tailwinds from recently announced financial reforms. The world's largest crypto-asset by market capitalisation climbed as m...

August 13, 2025 5:42 PM

India’s economy continues on fast-growth track: CEA Nageswaran

The government’s Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said the high-frequency indicators (HFIs) show that the overall momentum of the Indian economy remains robust and continues on a fast-growth track. HFIs are economic da...

August 13, 2025 5:13 PM

Indian stock market settles high on lower inflation data, Sensex jumps 304 points

The Indian stock market settled in green on Wednesday after the consumer price index (CPI) decreased to an eight-year low, amid strong buying in midcap stocks. India’s inflation rate based on CPI eased further to 1.55 per cent in July this year am...

August 13, 2025 3:41 PM

IEA raises 2025 oil supply forecast after OPEC+ output hike decision

The International Energy Agency on Wednesday raised its forecast for oil supply growth this year following a decision by the OPEC+ producer group to hike production and lowered its demand forecast due to lacklustre demand across the major economies. ...

August 13, 2025 3:13 PM

World shares hit record as rate hopes, inflation data buoy sentiment

Global share markets hit a record and the dollar was subdued on Wednesday, as investors cheered mild inflation data and signs of resilience in major economies, and expectations of a U.S. rate buoyed demand for riskier assets. The MSCI All Country Wo...

August 13, 2025 1:52 PM

India’s current account deficit projected at 0.9% in FY26 despite US tariffs

India’s current account deficit (CAD) is expected to remain below 1 per cent of GDP in the current financial year despite the higher tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, according to CareEdge Ratings. The rating agency has...

August 13, 2025 11:47 AM

Domestic mineral industry set to benefit from India-UK trade pact

The India–UK free trade agreement, signed last month, is expected to deliver substantial benefits to India’s mineral industry, particularly the aluminium sector, the Ministry of Mines said on Tuesday. Addressing a webinar organised to connect st...

August 13, 2025 11:59 AM

Inflation at 98-month low, further RBI rate cuts difficult this year: SBI Research

As August inflation print is expected to cross 2% and be closer to 2.3%, a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in October seems to be a tough move, a research by the State Bank of India (SBI) stated on Wednesday, adding that even a rate cut i...

August 13, 2025 4:01 PM

India’s headline inflation may ease to 3.5% in FY26: Crisil

India’s headline inflation is expected to average 3.5 per cent in the current fiscal (FY26), down from 4.6 per cent last year, according to a report by Crisil released on Wednesday. The decline is attributed to healthy agricultural production, whic...

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