Investors to keep eye on US-China tariff war, Q4 earnings and inflation data in holiday-shortened week

Equity markets are expected to remain volatile in the upcoming holiday-shortened week, with investors closely watching developments on the US-China tariff war front, along with key quarterly earnings from major Indian companies including Wipro and Infosys, according to analysts.Trading activity will be impacted by market closures on Monday for Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti and […]

Economy

MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps in view of benign inflation and moderate growth outlook

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra during a press conference after announcement of the first bi-monthly monetary policy of the current fiscal year, in Mumbai on Wednesday, | Photo Credit: PTI Benign inflation and a moderate growth outlook prompted the Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel to usher in a dovish monetary policy. The panel voted unanimously […]

Share market outlook: Tariff, US inflation, and RBI’s MPC rate cut decision to drive investor sentiment next week

AI generated image means for representation purpose only Analysts anticipate a volatile week ahead for stock markets as investors closely monitor the impact of US tariffs, US inflation data, and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upcoming interest rate decision. The uncertainty surrounding global trade and inflation, sparked by the US tariff impositions, continues to […]

Economy

GoM on discom health suggests linking tariffs to annual inflation

Emphasising on the criticality of avoiding future electricity tariff shocks, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on addressing issues related to discom viability has suggested linking tariffs to annual inflation. The GoM, chaired by Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik, during their third meeting on Friday also stressed reviewing regulators’ performance in determining tariffs.  […]

Economy

Higher estimates of crop production likely to pull down food inflation, expects FinMin report

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday expected food inflation to ease in coming months, further impacting the headline inflation. Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) dipped to a seven-month low of 3.6 per cent in February, showing a decline of 65 basis points in comparison to January. A sharp decline of 222 basis point […]