Gold import duty hike threatens decade-low volumes for jewellery retailers in FY27, warns CrisilThe organised gold jewellery retail sector is set for a steep 13–15% volume decline to a decade low in FY27, driven by the government’s imp...
22 May, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
AI Shock: IT valuations fall near levels seen during subprime crisisIndian IT exporters' valuations have plummeted to near 2008-09 subprime crisis levels, trading at 15-18 P/E multiples. This sharp decline, ...
19 May, 2026, 05.40 AM IST
Rupee's rough patch worsens on oil, outflow strain; central bank likely steps inThe rupee and other currencies of oil-importing countries have been among the hardest hit following a near 50% surge in Brent crude prices ...
12 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Rupee hits record low of 95.55 as fraying US-Iran ceasefire keeps oil prices on the boilThe rupee has reached its lowest point ever against the US dollar. This decline is driven by investor concerns over escalating conflict in ...
12 May, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
Why the RBI is weighing a rare 2013-crisis playbook to arrest rupee slide to record lows?The rupee’s slide to fresh record lows and oil above $100 has prompted the RBI to revisit crisis-era tools from 2013, including a special N...
04 May, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Long-term bonds are cheap now; patient investors may gain big, says Rahul Goswami of Franklin TempletonRate cuts are off the table, inflation is creeping up, and the Strait of Hormuz remains a wildcard. In a candid interview with ET Wealth’s ...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
RBI’s oil forex window set to fuel rupee recoveryThe Reserve Bank of India has opened a special foreign exchange window to supply dollars to state-run refiners, easing pressure on the rupe...
18 Apr, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
Rupee's steep fall: Are India's macro fundamentals strong enough to withstand global shocks?India's economic growth remains strong despite a weakening rupee. This decline is not supported by the country's macro fundamentals. The ar...
27 Mar, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
Reserves adequate to absorb depreciation impact and RBI dollar salesRBI's forex reserves adequacy ratio stands strong at 236 percent, ensuring a stable rupee despite global currency pressures. With current r...
21 Jan, 2025, 12.56 AM IST
Impossible trinity returns to test RBILaw mandates the RBI to keep inflation at 4% which it forecasts to be 6.7% this fiscal. To get to target, it has to raise interest rates sh...
08 Jul, 2022, 06.09 AM IST
Taper Tantrum 2.0? Eco Survey says India is better prepared this time aroundIndia’s Economic Survey for 2021-22 suggests that even as central banks across the world, particularly the US Federal Reserve, have started...
31 Jan, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
How tight can Powell's bear hug be for Nifty? Hints from historyThe Nifty had fallen 18% in just 70 days through Taper Tantrum 1.0 nine years ago. The slide is barely half that from the peak this cycle, ...
27 Jan, 2022, 09.40 PM IST
Should you be blaming Taper Tantrum 2.0 for making Nifty fragile?The domestic equity market started off this week with a positive bias, eventually to give up all the gains. The benchmark indices have been...
20 Nov, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Learnt lessons from last taper tantrum: Nirmala SitharamanFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that countries, including India, have learnt their lessons from the previous taper ta...
07 Oct, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Govt bonds can fetch additional over $30 bn fund if allowed inclusion in global indices: ReportCurrently, among the emerging market, the Indian government bonds (IGBs) have lowest foreign ownership at about 2.5 per cent -- only ahead ...
20 Sep, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
Central banker jargon: a decryption keyCentral bankers want to avoid another "taper tantrum", as happened in 2013, when investors panicked after the US Federal Reserve signalled ...
19 Sep, 2021, 12.36 PM IST
India likely to report current account surplus for current fiscal year: CEA Krishnamurthy SubramanianDemand for imports has fallen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with recent economic reforms initiated by the government to boost manufac...
23 Nov, 2020, 03.35 PM IST