In recent FTAs, including with the EU, India has given up its reluctance to lower tariffs for automobiles, wine and, even for some fruits such as apples and pears. Since you are negotiating several deals, and will come across what have traditionally been no-go areas, what will be your strategy for calibrated opening up?This is…
Where bitcoin trades from here: Expect patience before the next leg higher. Hougan expects bitcoin to trade sideways between roughly $75,000 and $100,000 in the first half of the year. “There’s still a lot of Bitcoin for sale around $100,000,” he said, pointing to options-market positioning. A breakout is more likely later in the year…
New Delhi: The govt may consider allowing export of wheat as the stock of the foodgrain with Food Corporation of India is now almost double of the required buffer and the prospect of a bumper harvest this year.As per govt data, the overall wheat sown area this year is at a record 33.4 million hectare,…
American Express announces the new platinum business card. Courtesy: American Express American Express is finding that even for a provider of credit cards to the affluent, it pays to focus on the highest of high rollers. The company recently shifted marketing dollars to its refreshed Platinum card, which carries an $895 annual fee, and away…
(Photo credit: Instagram and Agencies) Kevin Warsh is President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chairman of the US Federal Reserve. He is expected to succeed the current Fed chief Jerome Powell in May this year. Powell has been at the receiving end of Trump’s wrath for several months, with repeated verbal attacks for…
Wall Street’s payments giants are not sold on crypto’s usefulness in everyday transactions — at least not yet. In earnings calls this week, both Visa and Mastercard executives offered cautious assessments of digital assets, especially stablecoins, signalling that consumer demand hasn’t necessarily materialized in meaningful ways. “As I’ve said before, in the U.S., if a…
NEW DELHI: Shaheen Malik does not call it a victory. When her petition came up before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Bench made observations that could reshape how acid attack cases are treated—flagging the need for “extraordinary punitive measures”, questioning why the assets of convicted attackers cannot be seized and auctioned to compensate victims,…
After spending most of the past decade being trounced by the U.S. stock market, international equities are back and investing experts say the opportunity should last. A brutal stretch of underperformance that lasted a decade ended in late 2024 and has sustained its momentum at the outset of 2026. After years of global allocations staying…
MUMBAI: The CEO of Niva Bupa Health Insurance said it is the cross-subsidisation of loss-making corporate group policies by retail health insurance, rather than high acquisition costs, that is weighing on retail insurance penetration.Krishnan Ramachandran, MD & CEO, Niva Bupa said insurers need to step up investments to expand retail health insurance and increase its…
The knee-jerk reaction to Donald Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve is that the president made the most hawkish selection among the four reported finalists for the job. In the wake of last night’s leak that Warsh was to be the choice, risk markets — crypto…
