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September 18, 2024 1:27 PM

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how big a move

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday almost certainly will lower interest rates for the first time in more than four years as the U.S. central bank starts to reverse the restrictive conditions it imposed to beat back inflation, but whether policymakers o...

July 18, 2024 2:29 PM

FICCI forecasts 7 percent annual GDP growth for India in 2024-25

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has forecasted a 7.0% annual median GDP growth for India in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to its latest Economic Outlook Survey. "Despite persisting headwinds, India's economi...

June 27, 2024 10:28 AM

Asia stocks down, yen slump keeps markets on intervention alert

Asian shares fell and bond yields spiked on nervousness about inflation on Thursday, while the yen's slide past 160-per-dollar had currency traders bracing for Japan to step in and steady it. The dollar made six-week highs on sterling and the kiwi a...

May 29, 2024 4:20 PM

S&P upgrades India’s sovereign rating outlook to ‘positive’

S&P Global Ratings has raised the country's sovereign rating outlook to 'positive' from 'stable' while retaining the rating at 'BBB-'. The rating agency cited India's robust economic expansion as having a constructive impact on its credit metrics...

May 27, 2024 7:14 PM

Shares nudge higher as US, EU inflation data loom

World shares firmed on Monday as investors braced for a busy run of inflation data that could set the scene for a European rate cut as soon as next week and a U.S. policy easing within just a few months.   Holidays in Britain and the United States...

 

Last updated on: 4th Dec 2025