Oil is the single most vital commodity, wielding an overbearing influence on all corners of the global economy. This reality was made painfully clear by recent war-led oil price spikes above $100 a barrel and the resulting financial market jitters. Yet, for all its immense importance, the machinery powering global oil trading largely remains archaic….
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Dec. 13, 2023. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in March. Text removed from the March statement is in…
A steady expansion in retail credit demand is expected to keep non-bank finance companies on an 18 per cent growth path, even as lenders turn more selective amid rising borrower leverage, Crisil Ratings has said. The agency noted that NBFCs are moderating their stance in pockets such as unsecured MSME loans, where repayment stress is…
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Indian mutual fund assets surged past Rs 80 lakh crore in November, fueled by robust equity and hybrid scheme inflows. Despite outflows from debt funds, particularly overnight and liquid categories, investor confidence remains strong. SIP contributions continue to grow, highlighting a commitment to long-term, disciplined investing, now accounting for over a fifth of total assets….
Bittensor’s TAO has rallied 90% so far this month, and the tokens in its ecosystem are running up even harder. The network’s subnet token category reached a combined market cap of $1.47 billion on Monday, with $118 million in 24-hour trading volume, according to CoinGecko data. The surge follows TAO’s own run from $180 to…
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 11,820 crore ($1.3 billion) from Indian equities in the first week of this month, primarily driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee.This sharp withdrawal follows a net outflow of Rs 3,765 crore in November, further pressuring markets.This takes the total outflow for 2025 to Rs 1.55…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to be on a two-day visit to India, starting December 4, AFP reported citing Kremlin on Friday. During his visit, the Russian president is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.This will be Putin’s first trip to India since the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2022. His last visit…
Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched USDC Bridge, a new user interface built on top of the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) that seeks to simplify native cross-chain transfers of the USDC stablecoin. On Friday, Circle’s USDC X account said the bridge allows users to move the USDC (USDC) stablecoin in a “predictable, transparent way,” citing a…
Aave just watched $6.6 billion walk out the door, and it’s not because anyone hacked Aave. The protocol’s total value locked dropped from $26.4 billion on April 18 to nearly $20 billion in U.S. morning hours on Sunday, per DefiLlama. The AAVE token fell 16% to $92, and daily fees spiked to $1.99 million as…
