US SECURITY POLICY
Fed's Powell says not ready yet to declare inflation fight over Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated on Wednesday that he was not ready to declare victory over inflation yet. He emphasized that the U.S. is still on the path back to stable prices and sustained low unemployment. Powell and other Federal Rese...
10 Jul, 2024, 10.58 PM ISTIndia has the potential to be a key partner in diversifying critical mineral supply chains globally: US The goal is to forge an actionable roadmap for enhancing US-India collaboration in the critical minerals domain.
10 Jul, 2024, 10.25 AM ISTJapan's Nikkei hits record high as chip-related shares track US peers Japan's Nikkei reached a record high as chip-related stocks followed U.S. peers. Investors anticipate Powell's speech for rate insights. Market sees increased likelihood of rate cut by September. Tokyo Electron and Advantest lead gains while bank st...
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JGB yields rise as global politics add to pressure from yen Japanese bond yields surged on expectations of tighter Bank of Japan policy amid a weak yen. Global concerns over French and U.S. elections drove yields higher. Mizuho Securities forecasts continued increase in bond yields with uncertainty surroundi...
01 Jul, 2024, 12.06 PM ISTLIC warns policyholders about offers to buy their current insurance policies The life insurance behemoth has urged all policyholders to proceed with extreme caution before making any decisions about their policy that might compromise their family's risk coverage and financial stability.
25 Jun, 2024, 12.44 PM ISTWhat's behind India's hardening posture against China? India appears to be adopting a tougher stance towards China, with Prime Minister Modi set to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Kazakhstan in July. Recent developments suggest a hardening of India's posture against China, ...
22 Jun, 2024, 03.59 PM ISTDiversifying Forex Reserves: RBI bought gold sold securities in April The value of India’s – essentially the Reserve Bank of India’s – US treasury securities dipped $ 7.1 billion in April to take the value of outstanding US treasury securities’ exposure to $233.5 billion, according to the data released by the US treas...
19 Jun, 2024, 07.05 PM ISTChina ready to work with New Zealand to upgrade ties as Chinese Premier Li visits Wellington New Zealand has in recent years taken a less assertive line with Beijing on security matters than its Western partners in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing partnership and has sought a consistent foreign policy approach to Beijing that spans politi...
13 Jun, 2024, 11.05 AM ISTGIFT Nifty trades on a muted note; here's the trading setup for today's session GIFT Nifty: Domestic equities rose for a second day as investors analyzed Lok Sabha 2024 elections outcome. Focus on government formation, ECB meeting today, and RBI policy tomorrow.
07 Jun, 2024, 10.53 AM ISTRupee ends higher; RBI intervention, foreign banks' dollar sales help The Indian rupee closed stronger on Wednesday, partially recovering from its slump in the previous session, aided by dollar sales from foreign banks and likely intervention from the Reserve Bank of India.
05 Jun, 2024, 04.10 PM ISTScholz to Putin: We will defend 'every square inch' of NATO territory Speaking at the Eastern German Economic Forum also attended by Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, Scholz said Germany has played a leading role in NATO's presence in the Baltics on Russia's border, stretching back nearly a decade. "And bec...
02 Jun, 2024, 08.31 PM ISTA new trade war offers no easy way back for old global order The US-China trade war has intensified with the use of tariffs and subsidies, impacting Europe and China. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned of global business risks.
24 May, 2024, 12.04 PM ISTSilver prices surge to nearly Rs 90,000/kg, still enough room for prices to move north Silver prices surged to nearly Rs. 90,000 per kg, hitting an all-time high, driven by increased industrial applications and speculation of no immediate reduction in US Federal Reserve policy rates. Within a month, silver prices rose by over 5%, with...
17 May, 2024, 09.29 AM ISTDollar rebounds on hot US import prices The dollar rose on Thursday after data showed U.S. import prices increased 0.9% last month, a jump that raised market fears that the Federal Reserve's fight to tame inflation is not done and could delay plans for policymakers to cut interest rate...
16 May, 2024, 08.40 PM ISTRupee gains but lags behind Asian peers, forward premiums rise The rupee was at 83.46 against the U.S. dollar as of 09:40 a.m. IST, up from its previous close at 83.50.
16 May, 2024, 10.28 AM ISTIndia and US have firm foundation of strategic alignment: Condoleezza Rice India and the US have a strong strategic alignment, with a potential upward trajectory in their relationship after their respective elections this year. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice believes that the convergence of interests between th...
14 May, 2024, 12.29 PM ISTGold falls Rs 50; silver nosedives Rs 1,500 Extending the losses for the second straight session, gold and silver prices slumped in the national capital on Thursday in line with weak trends in the global markets. According to HDFC Securities, gold prices declined Rs 50 to Rs 72,250 per 10 gra...
09 May, 2024, 05.49 PM ISTDollar holds its ground as key inflation data looms The dollar held tight ranges against most peers on Thursday as traders awaited key U.S. inflation data for cues on Federal Reserve policy, while the focus on the massive interest rate gap between Japan and the U.S. helped it make some gains on the y...
09 May, 2024, 08.08 AM ISTNDA is already near 200 seats, on track to get past 400: Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah is confident that the BJP will achieve its 400-paar figure this election and says the party would win up to 200 of the 283 seats in the first three phases alone. In an interview with Rahul Tripathi and Pranab Dhal Saman...
09 May, 2024, 06.33 AM ISTIndia can't, in the name of open economy, open up its national security to work with China: S Jaishankar From the big shifts in foreign policy under the Modi government, the China challenge to CAA and the heat and dust of electoral politics, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar touched on a range of topics in a freewheeling discussion at the ET Round...
06 May, 2024, 11.54 AM IST